You know certain types of trees feel like they're "yours" and stick with you all through life? We do, too. Join the Wildflower Center in celebrating Earth Day by planting a native tree, visiting our Texas Arboretum and thinking about what trees would make your own arboreal autobiography!
- Wildflower Road ShowSunday, April 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM in CDT92 guests
- National Wildflower WeekMonday, May 2, 2016 at 9:00 AM in CDT32 guests
- Found this flower sitting alone with various other flowers above Gla...ss Beach in Ft. Bragg, CA. Was surprised when I realized it was such a rarity. According to Wikipedia Castilleja mendocinensis is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Mendocino Coast Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to the coastline of Mendocino County, California, where it grows in coastal sage scrub habitat. It is also known from isolated occurrences in Humboldt County. See More
- Does it cost to come to the wildflower center? I was told it was the... best place to buy and learn to care for plants when I was at the Bullock museum a few weeks back but I wasn't told if it cost to get in as well. Thanks for your time smile emoticon See More
5starI visited the Lady Bird Johnson WildflowerCenter over the Labor Day Weekend. It is beautiful and I enjoyed it very much.... I'm glad I was able to see the center with my own eyes, after reading about if for so long. I would love to visit in the Spring time when the Bluebonnet s are in bloom. See More
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If this afternoon sunshine doesn't have you thinking about a scenic road trip, you might want to clean your windows! We looked to our experts at the Center and friends from Texas Highways Magazine: The Official Travel Magazine of Texas and Texas Monthly (and our favorite guidebooks and websites) for these recommended routes throughout the state with local blooms, scenic vistas, worthwhile detours and a bit of history, too. Happy snapping, and send us a postcard!
From piney woods to high desert, from barrier islands to bayou, Texas offers plenty of variety in its 268,000 square miles of terrain. Factor in the nine major ecoregions and weather ranging from flood to drought, and the result is 5,000 species of flowering plants that are native to the Lone Star s…
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This video shows rainwater flowing into a sinkhole (a karst landscape feature) on the Wildflower Center grounds. The sinkhole, along with our ephemeral creek and the cave on the Savanna Meadow, are visible signs that the Center is part of a recharge area for the Edwards Aquifer. It takes as little as two days for water to travel through the limestone and underground system from here to Barton Springs!
It's so lovely to see the rain lilies (Cooperia pedunculata) emerging in the fields, if only for a short stay. Are they blooming in your neighborhood too?
Behold the ephemeral prairie celestial (Nemastylis geminiflora)! These sky-blue flowers open in late morning and curl up before 3 p.m., even on overcast days. Each flower only lasts one day. Once the seed has ripened, the bulb is renewed and the plant disappears until the following spring!
Water flowing in the creek near our Family Garden is a site many visitors may have never seen! We'll feature information about the watershed later in this wet week, but for now enjoy a little #MondayMeditation .
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Due to severe weather and the threat of flash flooding, we will open at 10 a.m. today. Stay safe and enjoy the sounds of spring rain!
Many, many thanks to all our hundreds of Wildflower Center volunteers. They put in a collective 600 hours every week. That's 32,000 hours of service in one year! Interested in volunteering in education, communications, gardening, the Store and more? Come help us change the world. Contact cmcdonald@wildflower.org. #nationalvolunteerweek
Critter Friday: A Gulf Coast toad (Incilius valliceps) recently popped up to say hello at the Wildflower Center. Like most toads, this big-eyed bugger will eat most any arthropod it can swallow, so it may have been looking for lunch. Learn more about Gulf Coast toads here: http://eol.org/pages/330794/details, and pay us a visit to see some critters in person! http://www.wildflower.org/visit.php
Wondering what the staff at the Wildflower Center loves about rainy days? We'll be showing and telling you all day on Twitter! #rainyday #wildflower Follow us to find out!
The calm before the storm this morning during the members-only preview of the Native Plant Sale. Look at all these lovely plants waiting for gardens! There will be plenty more plants this Saturday and Sunday during our public sales. 9-5 both days. Happy planting!
Lots of #txnative plants waiting for you at the plant sale this weekend! Members only until 5pm today; public sale Saturday and Sunday 9-5.
Sun shining, wildflowers blooming, mockingbird singing and people enjoying nature. Does it get any better than this?
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Critter Friday: Peek-a-boo! This redstripe ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) is a subspecies of western ribbon #snake that can be found only in the Edward's Plateau in Texas. These non-poisonous garter snakes mainly hunt at night and eat frogs, salamanders, tadpoles and other small critters. But they are also active during the day, so keep an eye out. #critterfriday #wildlife
Stumbled on this beautiful #wildflower meadow filled with blooming four-nerve daisy (Tetraneuris scaposa), also known as hymenoxys and bitterweed, near the #texasarboretum. #txwildflowerwatch #atx
Catch a glimpse of what it's like to glide along the Neches River as our staff hunted for #InvasivePlants last week for National Park Service.
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