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dispatcher1 Seymour, IN(Zone 5b) Oct 14, 2001

I received a wonderful Mothers Day gift from my daughter in Houston last year. It was a picture of her sitting in a field of bluebonnets, a package of bluebonnet seeds and a pressed flower sun catcher with a bluebonnet in it. I planted the bluebonnets and they germinated and got about three inches high and then the heat got to them and they died. If I planted some now in the fall, would they be viable and germinate in the early spring here in Indiana? I will try to find some seeds and get them in, if this would be the time to plant. Thanks, Lou

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Oct 14, 2001

Lou, they would germinate, but probably won't bloom until early summer for you because of the temperature difference.

"eyes"

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Oct 14, 2001

Oh,they're beautiful,aren't they?

I'd hold off 'til spring to be safe,Dispatcher1' This was my first year and the bunnies ate most of them but still have a couple,no seeds yet though' Sis'

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Oct 14, 2001

I started bluebonnets indoors winter of 1999 and planted them out last spring. This spring, I was delighted to see taht they'd reseeded! I am collecting seed from the few pods and will probably start some and add them to whatever reseeds itself this coming spring. :O)

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Oct 14, 2001

You guys know there's a red bluebonnet now, you have to oder it from Wildflower Farm, Inc.

"eyes"

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nefer Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Oct 14, 2001

Fall is the time to plant Bluebonnets. They overwinter and come up in the spring before it gets too hot.They need the cold treatment to germinate the best.

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Oct 14, 2001

Thanks GW'
We couldn't do it here as they would rot. Think I might try GW's technique'
RED,now we're talkin',anything RED'

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Wingnut Spicewood, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 14, 2001

Yep, there really is a red bluebonnet! http://www.wildseedfarms.com/maroon_bluebonnet.html The legend goes that they were first found growing on the riverbank next to the Alamo ~ they had been stained red by the blood of those who gave their lives there.

Wildflower planting FAQ http://www.wildseedfarms.com/faq_main_page.htm

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Oct 14, 2001

TYVM:D,very,very pretty' Sis'

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Oct 15, 2001

Have you ordered any of the seed, yet, Wingnut?

"eyes"

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