Re: Texas bluebonnets

No, I know Indian paintbrush well.  The one I never could identify, even with 
several wildflower guides was a very small, creeping plant with 
magenta-purple flowers that just covered whole areas of the desert.  
Beautiful! As I remember, the plants were only a few inches high and the 
blossoms about an inch or less across.  

n a message dated 03/16/2003 3:06:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:

> If the flowers were orange - it was Indian paintbrush which grows w/ the
> bluebonnets all over the state. Stunning combo. Was never that crazy
> about LBJ but Lady Bird has done a wonderful job here in Texas w/ the
> beautification program.
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:48:54 EST
> 
> >In a message dated 03/15/2003 8:25:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> >gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
> >
> >>
> >>My friends! For those of you not fortunate enough to live in Texas (I
> >>can see your eyes rolling now), let me tell you the bluebonnets have
> >>begun to bloom.
> >>
> >>Pat's are bigger and have more blooms because she has sandier soil which
> >>they love. But even in my amended clay - they have started to bloom. In
> >>a week or two, the roadsides will be rife w/ them! Just in time for
> >>Jesse's visit, may be one of the few things she misses about Texas. And
> >>when they are blooming alongside blue anemone blanda, ipheions, Siberian
> >>squill, grape hyacinths and vinca - well it's a beautiful blue symphony.
> >>
> >
> >We were in the Big Bend National Park two years ago when they said the 
> >wildflowers were the best in many years.  On the approach to the park from 
> 
> >Marathon, the roads were lined for literally miles with the blankets of 
> blue. 
> >It was indeed a spectacular sight.  Of course there were other splendid 
> >wildflowers, too, some of which I was never able to identify.  We were so 
> >fortunate to visit at that time.  Truly Texas is blessed.         
> >Auralie

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