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It is almost springtime in Texas, and the
Texas state flower is the incredibly beautiful BLUEBONNET! Here is a touching video by the very talented Robin Binford. You'll be moved if you're a Texan (native, transplant, current resident, or former resident). If you aren't a Texan, you'll discover the beauty than can best be described as "God's blue carpet". The bluebonnets are not blooming yet, so the viewing of this video might inspire you to come see them for yourself in the Lone Star State! The bluebonnet became the state flower only after a small battle. In a battle of male versus female, male lawmakers favored either the hardy cactus or the cotton boll to represent the state, however, the ladies of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America fought for the bluebonnet, or, as it was called in the late 1800s, buffalo clover. In the end, the gentlemen gave in to the ladies' desires and the bluebonnet became the state flower in March of 1901. |
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