Here’s a guide to Texas wildflowers to look for: Bluebonnet When the showy white tips turn red or magenta, the pollen is no longer fertile and bees know to look elsewhere.

The most interesting wildflower I've learned about is fireweed," said Debbink, author of Flower Finding: Delight in the Splendor of Wild Blooms. "It's an incredible plant that gets its name from its ...