Natural History Wanderings

Gary Regner Photography has the following Central Texas Wildflower Update for March 24

Spring is in full swing in the Austin area. Redbuds continue to bloom along with Mexican Buckeye and several other native trees including Red Oak. Live oaks for the most part are not yet in bloom. What’s noticably missing are the Mountain Laurels; close inspection of several plants shows that the flower buds appear to have succumbed to a late freeze. Looks like we may have to wait another year here in Austin for the familiar aroma of grape kool aid. Bluebonnets continue to pop up all over town, and it appears that the bluebonnet bloom will be better than last spring, albeit later due to cooler temperatures so far this year. Most of the bluebonnets are still in early bloom. I expect the peak bluebonnet season to be several weeks later than what we’ve seen during the last several years.

See more reports at:  Texas Wildflower and Bluebonnet Sightings Report : Texas Wildflower Hot Spots and Pictures by Gary Regner Photography.