Flower Bluebonnet (4 Colors) Seeds

Bluebonnets are the state flower of Texas.

It is an annual which begins its life as a small, gravel-like seed. The seed has a hard seed coat that must be penetrated by wind, rain, and weather over the course of a few months (but sometimes several years). In the fall, the bluebonnets emerge as small seedlings with two cotyledons, and later a rosette of leaves that are palmately compound, with five to seven leaflets 3–10 cm long, green with a faint white edge and hair. Growth continues over the mild winter, and then in the spring takes off, rapidly grow larger, before sending up a 20– to 50-cm-tall plume of blue flowers (with bits of white and occasionally a tinge of pinkish-red). The scent of these blossoms has been diversely described. Many people say they give off no scent at all but I have noticed a sweet scent from time to time.

Bluebonnet seeds have a hard outer shell to protect from dry conditions as the plant grows better in moist years. Seeds may be scarified - a process to weaken the seed casing to encourage germination - before being stored. 

It has been found in the wild with isolated mutations in other colors, most notably all-white flowers, pink, and the maroon called Alamo Fire variation. These mutations have since been selectively bred to produce different color strains that are available commercially.

David's Garden Seeds carries 4 of the colors.