How to Use bluebonnet in a Sentence

bluebonnet

noun
  • In 1901, the bluebonnet became the state flower of Texas.
    Anna Mazurek, Chron, 14 Feb. 2022
  • So the more people that pick them, the fewer bluebonnets there will be for next year.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 14 Apr. 2023
  • As of now, the bluebonnets are expected any between time now and the end of April.
    Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Guests may even stumble upon fields of the Chisos bluebonnet, a unique Texas flower that can reach up to four feet in height.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Spring may have sprung early in Texas this year, with some bluebonnets already in bloom this March.
    Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas, is usually in peak bloom in early April.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The quantity of moisture has been low and the timing of the rains for supporting bluebonnet blooms has not been right.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2023
  • Gabriel won the costume contest with an outfit inspired by the bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2022
  • In a private gift exchange, the judge’s wife, Tracy Wolff, gave the queen a piece of glass art depicting bluebonnets.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 17 June 2018
  • Every year in Texas, millions of bluebonnets bloom after warm weather, just at the cusp of spring.
    Joanna Klein, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
  • As spring blooms in Texas, local wildflowers are a sight to be seen — and none get more attention than the bluebonnet.
    Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • As my plane landed at Austin-Bergstrom Airport, the view from my window was a luscious and vibrant field of bluebonnets.
    Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The bluebonnet has been Texas’ state’s flower since 1901 and beat out the cotton boll and the cactus for that title, according to Texas A&M archives.
    Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • There may be no wildflower more iconic than the Texas bluebonnet.
    Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2018
  • What makes this one special is its secret weapon, bluebonnets.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Most everyone has a photo of themselves at some stage in life standing in a field of bluebonnets, dodging fire ants and snakes, right?
    Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Specifically with bluebonnets, plant seeds that have been treated to soften the very hard seed coats.
    Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Nelson obliges and serenades Brickell with lyrics about Texas bluebonnets and longhorn steer.
    Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Surrounded by ranches and fields of bluebonnets, the county seat is a tiny cluster of homes around a town square and an old fort built as a defense against indigenous tribes in 1851.
    Silvia Foster-Frau, ExpressNews.com, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Red, white and blue bluebonnet transplants are available for planting in full sun from several retail nurseries at the present time.
    Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • During the spring, Parkway Place also plans resident trips to see the bluebonnets and wildflowers.
    Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The weather over the last few years has not been favorable to bluebonnet seed production, so the seed is scarce and relatively expensive this fall.
    Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Learn more about the new 1-2 acre homesites that were just released, all larger homesites, homes and amenities the community has to offer, and how views of these gorgeous bluebonnets could be yours here: http://bit.ly/2FlJgRu.
    Vintage Oaks, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2018
  • This part of Dallas County, 15 miles southeast of downtown, still boasts pastoral stretches, lit up in spring with bluebonnets and Texas paintbrushes.
    Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • In fact some bluebonnets have already started blooming.
    Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Local children go to tennis camps and take portraits among fields of bluebonnets and castilleja — the bright red flowering shoots known as Indian paintbrush.
    Catherine Rentz, baltimoresun.com, 1 July 2017
  • People wanted a showier, bolder-colored bluebonnet as the flower.
    Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Spring brings a yearly abundance of gorgeous wildflowers (bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes, and firewheels, to name a few) that paint the landscape in vibrant hues.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Imagine being so good at painting bluebonnets that a sitting president calls you his favorite artist.
    Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The Lone Star State is home to some 2,700 different wildflower species, including the bluebonnet, Indian paintbrush, and pink evening primrose.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2022

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