Today’s Texas gardening trivia is…… 

•State flower: The Texas Bluebonnet (Lupins texensis)
•State shrub: The Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
•State pepper: The Jalapeño
•State fruit: The Red Grapefruit
•State vegetable: 1015 Onion
•State tree: Pecan (Carya illinoensis) 
•Number of native flowering plants in the Texas territory: over 5,000 species
•Best time of year to see wildflowers in bloom: March through May

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