I would like to take my wife and her mom (86 years young) on a day trip to see the wildflowers.

Can y'all give me some updates on areas that are in full bloom?

Leaving from Richmond, about 70-100 mile radius?:

ETA: I've lived in Fort Bend County for 68 years. I know all the most likely places. What I'm looking for are current reports for the most likely places to see flowers.

Thanks

I drove from Houston up 290 through Brenham this weekend. There are some bluebonnets out but not a ton.

I'm in the Hill Country, Lake LBJ area. Usually we have Bluebonnets by Valentine's Day, got a little rain over the weekend and they are starting to pop up.

Get out there before the grass grows enough to cover them up. I'm too far away to help tell you where to go, but I've spent 20 years driving to Houston and back in the springtime and there will be flowers if we have them out here.

We have wildflowers in varying stages at our places in Cameron.

Candytuft
Bluebonnets
Purple Cornflowers
Indian Paintbrush

Blooming so far

Noticed them popping up just west of Brenham on the south side of 290 this past Sunday.

Maybe a little earlier for the thick of them but typically one of the best routes is between Hempstead and Burton on 290

Ill be heading down 10 from Houston in a few hours......will report back if I see any worth a trip.

Not much in the Hill Country at this point, but had some good rain this week. Hardly ANY flowers near Johnson City on 281/290.

ought1ag said:

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Ill be heading down 10 from Houston in a few hours......will report back if I see any worth a trip.

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one small patch right when you get though brookshire.....pretty slim. hopefully these showers will give them all a good jolt.