Bluebonnets in S LA

I’ve tried several times with seed to get them established. For whatever reason they do fine for one season but never come back

so give it a try. Plant seeds in the fall and see what happens

Wife from Tx Hill Country tried for bluebonnets in Baton Rouge for a few years. Bedding plants from nursery looked OK but spindly. They never reseeded. Oddly enough, Bluebonnet Blvd is just a few blocks away. There may have been some here in the past.

The prairie soils around Austin have a lot of crumpling rock and dry very quickly. Most Louisiana soil stays wet...possibly the cause.

Bluebonnets like dry, well-drained, higher pH soils--which is something not generally found in South Louisiana.

yep. you need shitty soil. There's a reason they grow so well in the Texas Hill Country.

It’s why in Texas you don’t see alot of bluebonnets in counties that grow a lot of crops.

We usually go to Ennis to see bluebonnets. We saw them along highway coming back from
Toledo Benn two years ago as it’s close to TX.

Lost a bunch after Ida. Between erosion and running equipment around the yard. I spend a day every year collecting seed at a spot away from my camp. . Also wait until the seeds start popping to cut near me. I have collected two jars the last two years. They are supposed to fix the levee on the whole island and cap it with sand. I plan on seeding up my levee this year if they finally get it done.