A Guide to Common Texas April Blooms
More than 5,000 species of wildflowers (including six species of bluebonnets) bloom in Texas. This handy guide will help you identify the most common of our April blooms.
For more wildflower information, visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s collection of Texas natives displayed on 279 acres in Austin or browse its online database: www.wildflower.org.
Texas Bluebonnet, Lupinus texensis
Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja indivisa
Mexican Hat, Ratibida columnaris
Winecup, Callirhoe involucrata
Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa
Indian Blanket, Gaillardia pulchella
Prairie Verbena, Glandularia bipinnatifida
Drummond's Phlox, Phlox drummondii
Spotted Beebalm, Monarda punctata
Coreopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria
White Prickly Poppy, Argemone albiflora
Texas Dandelion, Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Blackfoot Daisy, Melampodium leucanthum
Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida
Big Bend Bluebonnet, Lupinus harvardii
Ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens
Giant Dagger Yucca, Yucca faxoniana
Claret Cup Cactus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus
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