Was delivering out west of Cleburn TX today, and saw these wonderful things... I like the Texas Bluebells more than I like the State flower, the Bluebonnet... the plant is more impressive, standing taller and more upright, the blooms are much showier, and it's blooming when everything else has pretty much given up the ghost...
Eustoma grandiflorum has just now started it's blooming season, and will continue through July and into August... when everything else is trying its level best to hide under a rock. These are random plants that were growing on the road side, but it's possible to see almost whole pastures of these as you drive through some parts of the state. It, and some Japanese cultivars of the plant are available for gardeners, under the name of Lisianthus, in colors ranging from white, pink and lavender... These will bloom, go to seed, and sprout this fall and winter for next years bloom.
