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A nother wildflower season is upon
us. How good a year will this be?
Frankly, we don't know for sure. Wild-
flower quality depends on so many var-
iables-temperature, rainfall, seed
production from previous seasons, and
the timing of all these elements-that
predictions frequently fall flat. At press
time (mid-February), even the wild-
flower-watchers couldn't agree on what
kind of season this would be.
"If it's a really good year, we'll be sur-
prised," said Mark Mathews, director
of landscape development for the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
"The weather hasn't been right for a
good wildflower crop, although we
might get some activity from the older
seed banks."
"I think it will be a pretty good year,
especially in Central Texas," said Karen
Clary, a botanist with TxDOT. "The
rains we have had have been heavy and
all at once. If we get some more mois-
ture, it will just serve to stimulate the
plants a little more. At least around
Austin, all the plants that are supposed
to be up are up, so I'm optimistic."
Flo Oxley, senior botanist at the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
in Austin, shares Karen's assessment:
"We'll see an early season this year,"
she said. "Even though we won't see
oceans and oceans of bluebonnets,
spring is always beautiful and spectac-
ular. People have to remember that
Mother Nature always has a surprise
for us. In the spring, she never shows
up just in a bathrobe and curlers; she
always wears something spectacular."...
Last year, the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center expanded its popular
Wildflower Days celebration from one
weekend to five. The expanded schedule
continues this year from March 11-May
7, with events for children, gardeners,
photographers, and everyone else with
an interest in plants. For information,
call 512/292-4200, or visit its Web
site: www.wildflower.org.Bluebonnets and gaillardias, Burnet County
By the way, Flo, Karen, and Mark
have provided us with much-needed
expertise over the years. Karen has
been helping us identify the wildflowers
that invariably stump editors and pho-
:ographers. She has also called on Tom
Wendt, curator at the University of
Texas Herbarium, as well as Tom's
associates at the UT Plant Resources
Center, for positive identifications on
some of the particularly thorny tax-
Dnomies. Thanks to all of them, we
oan provide you with accurate informa-
tion. We still make mistakes, though,
and we remain fully responsible for
those blunders....
Between March 17 and anywhere
from the end of April through mid-May
(depending on statewide bluebonnet
conditions), you can obtain the latest
wildflower reports for Texas. The
Texas Department of Transportation
provides up-to-date wildflower news at
800/452-9292. This is also the num-
ber for general travel information.
Happy viewing!THE TRAVEL MAGAZINE OF TEXAS
H I G H W A Y S
APRIL 2000 VOL. 47, No.4
GOvERNOR OF TEXAS
GEORGE W. BUSH
TExAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DAVID M. LANEY
Commissioner of Transportation
JOHN W. JOHNSON Member
ROBERT L. NICHOLS Member
CHARLEs "WES" HEALD, PE. Executive DirectorPUBLISHED MON
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Editorial AssistantTexas Highways (ISSN 0040-4349) is published
monthly by the Texas Department of Trans-
portation, 150 East Riverside Drive, Austin,
Texas 78704. The official travel magazine of
Texas encourages recreational travel within
the state and tells the Texas story to readers
around the world. Texas Highways is funded solely
through sales of magazines and
related products. Texas De-
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2000. All rights reserved n T ot
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