Texas wildflower season

Check the bloom signal before you get in the car.

Bluebonnet Status gives you a normal starting point before the live map takes over: quick statewide context, city-by-city planning pages, and the freshest sightings in one place.

Use the guide pages when you already know your destination. Use the map when you want the newest statewide signal.

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Live statewide map

Statewide dots with optional clusters

Start with the live map when you want the freshest read across Texas.

Destination planning

City-by-city bloom guides

Open a local guide first when you already know the area you want to visit.

Fresh signal

Updated hourly

Live observation data and approved submissions keep the statewide signal moving.

Bluebonnet Status

Live Texas bloom tracker

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About This Map

Bluebonnet Status is a real-time bloom tracker for Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), the state flower of Texas. We sync verified community observations from iNaturalist every hour and plot each sighting on an interactive map, color-coded by bloom stage.

Open the sightings sheet to filter the live feed by bloom stage, adjust the map window, and jump between recent reports. Use the city guide links when you want a more destination-specific plan before you drive.

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Bloom Stages

Peak — Observed within 7 days. Very likely still blooming.
Strong — Observed 8–21 days ago. Probably showing strong color.
Budding — Observed 22–45 days ago. May still have flowers.
Fading — Observed 45+ days ago. Bloom has likely faded.

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