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When to Plant Bluebonnets and Texas Wildflowers
Bluebonnet seed goes down in fall, not spring. Timing, seed-to-soil contact and the mowing mistake that erases next year is bloom.
August 31, 2026
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Bluebonnet seed goes down in fall, not spring. Timing, seed-to-soil contact and the mowing mistake that erases next year is bloom.
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