BlueBonnets of Texas ....

[Heath2008]

[quote=Darlynn0217;3343931]So, September being your Spring, I would be looking to April for planting... (Gotta find some Paws!!)
WOW! As the world turns....What time is it there, when it's 12 Noon here?

GROUSE = Aussie slang for "cool", or great.

Kangaroo Paws = Anigozanthus (scientific name)
I think you can grow them anytime between NOW and end of fall (in the U.S.)

Try this link:
Kangaroo Paw Family - Selected Species and Cultivars

Another Aussie flora is Paper Daisies, or strawflower. Google that.

TIME ZONE:
We are still on Daylight Saving Time and will change our time back to Standard Time this Sunday 2am. But before this:

5AM US CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME = 21:00 HRS MELBOURNE SUMMER TIME (same day)

After this SUNDAY:

5AM US CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME = 22:00 HRS MELBOURNE STANDARD TIME

12 NOON US CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME = 5:00 HRS MELBOURNE STD TIME (THE NEXT DAY!)

"Show Me State" is Central Time.

[Heath2008]

Looks like white bonnets. There is also a new breed, maroon bonnets. I bought a whole lot of seeds from TX in Feb 08, but they still haven't arrived. There is a wild goose chase with the US Postal Service, and Australia Post, to track them down! I had maroon bonnets, and Indian Paintbrush among my purchase!

[Heath2008]

Originally Posted by Bowie

It depends on the area. The drought has definitely made a difference in this area. There are parts of town that traditionally have a bumper crop of bluebonnets that now have almost no flowers.

I've heard that there are almost none along I-35 between here and Laredo due to the drought conditions. When I was driving to and from Galveston a couple of weeks ago, where it has been wetter in recent months, I saw many patches of bluebonnets.

Here's a pic of a lone bluebonnet plant taken in Wichita Falls, TX, on 24/4/03. This is very late for bluebonnets!

[case44]

These Metroplex thunderstorms and rain should be helping (at least, around here).

[Darlynn0217]

[quote=Heath2008;3347012]

Originally Posted by Darlynn0217

So, September being your Spring, I would be looking to April for planting... (Gotta find some Paws!!)
WOW! As the world turns....What time is it there, when it's 12 Noon here?

GROUSE = Aussie slang for "cool", or great.

Kangaroo Paws = Anigozanthus (scientific name)
I think you can grow them anytime between NOW and end of fall (in the U.S.)

Try this link:
Kangaroo Paw Family - Selected Species and Cultivars

Another Aussie flora is Paper Daisies, or strawflower. Google that.

TIME ZONE:
We are still on Daylight Saving Time and will change our time back to Standard Time this Sunday 2am. But before this:

5AM US CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME = 21:00 HRS MELBOURNE SUMMER TIME (same day)

After this SUNDAY:

5AM US CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME = 22:00 HRS MELBOURNE STANDARD TIME

12 NOON US CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME = 5:00 HRS MELBOURNE STD TIME (THE NEXT DAY!)

"Show Me State" is Central Time.

I just found "Paws", in pink! I am sooooo happy!

A couple of my seeds came up from last years bluebonnet plant, but they got shredded by a hail storm! I did find some seeds tho, and will plant them in the fall. My purple coneflowers, orange Butterfly weed and Queen's Anne Lace are beautimous this year! Ain't that grouse!

[Ozzieblue]

Hi all, we recently had exchange students over from Texas and they gave us Bluebonnet seeds which we are now growing in Queenslands summer and they are doing really well

[Ozzieblue]

Here is a picture of Bluebonnets in Queensland Australia

[Heath2008]

GREAT to know the Texas bluebonnets are also growing in Queensland, as well as elsewhere in Australia. Seedlings have started appearing everywhere, from last year's seed pods that ripened and burst open.

It is strange but these bluebonnets are following the calendar months for their growing season - they are in the early to mid stages of growth in TX. This is similar to what is happening in Down Under. I grew some in early autumn (as you would if you were living in Texas) last year. They germinated, grew over winter, and then seemed to stop growing when Spring arrived - stunted plants that eventually died off!

Google for Inidan Paintbrush (State Flower of Oklahoma). In Texas, they grow together in the wild!

God Bless The Lone Star State! Yeeeeee haw.

[Ozzieblue]

Does anyone have any Texas Bluebonnet seeds for sale in Australia ?

My email address is aussiecom_au@hotmail.com

Cheers