{"id":824,"date":"2018-03-23T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/?p=824"},"modified":"2018-02-26T20:28:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T02:28:51","slug":"where-to-view-bluebonnets-in-houston-and-throughout-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/where-to-view-bluebonnets-in-houston-and-throughout-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to View Bluebonnets in Houston (and Throughout Texas)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best spring traditions in Texas \u2014 especially for those with young children \u2014 is to take pictures in the bluebonnets! Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, grow throughout the state, although the best patches sometimes vary from year to year. A good cold snap is crucial for exceptional bluebonnet seasons, but warmer than average temperatures, late or extended hard freezes, flooding, hail storms and even mowing can impact these native blooms.<\/p>\n<p>Most experts agree the best bluebonnets are clustered around the Texas Hill Country, but there are usually several good spots to find photo-worthy bluebonnets in and around Houston. Here is what some local crowdsourcing has designated as the best spots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayou Parkland at Hermann Park \u2014 This is a great spot if you can get the Bill Coats Bridge in the background.<\/li>\n<li>Brays Bayou, behind Hermann Park \u2014 There is a patch with a variety of wildflowers, plus more bluebonnets on the steeper banks of the bayou.<\/li>\n<li>Chatham Avenue by Cornerstone Elementary in Sugar Land \u2014 Great flowers, but be careful for snakes!<\/li>\n<li>Rob Fleming Park \u2014 This is the best wildflower meadow in The Woodlands<\/li>\n<li>Spotts Park \u2014 Go to the southeast side of the park, opposite of the volleyball court and past the playground. And watch out for bees!<\/li>\n<li>Stude Park \u2014 This park in the Heights area is nice, but watch out for ant beds.<\/li>\n<li>Terry Hershey Park \u2014 You can usually see the bluebonnets from Dairy Ashford Street.<\/li>\n<li>White Oak Bayou \u2014 The best patches are usually between 18th and 43rd streets. Park at T.C. Jester Park. There are also some great spots along banks of the bayou, but they are difficult to get to if you have little kids<\/li>\n<li>Willow Waterhole Park \u2014 This spot in southwest Houston also has a dog park, so bring your pup!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re up for taking a drive \u2014 and Colony Limo is happy to arrange that for you \u2014 consider going out to Brenham for the day. If you can\u2019t make it out to the Texas Hill Country, Brenham is your best bet for high-quality, densely-populated fields of bluebonnets. Highway 290 and FM 390 are always hot spots, and there\u2019s even a frequently-updated \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbrenhamtexas.com\/wildflower-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildflower Watch<\/a>\u201d blog with information so visitors know exactly what stage the blooms are in before they visit.<\/p>\n<p>Further from Houston, the best spots for bluebonnets are in Marble Falls, Kingsland, Burnet, Bertram, Mason, Lampasas, Llano, Fredericksburg, Rockdale, Georgetown, Ennis and Big Bend National Park.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget, you can always call the Texas Department of Transportation Wildflower Hotline (800-452-9292) for more up-to-date information on the best spots for bluebonnets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best spring traditions in Texas \u2014 especially for those with young children \u2014 is to take pictures in the bluebonnets! Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, grow throughout the state, although the best patches sometimes vary from year to year. A good cold snap is crucial for exceptional bluebonnet seasons, but warmer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","post_format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":829,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824\/revisions\/829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}