Olive Family Batesville, TX April 1, 2009 Like the Texas Mountain Laurel, which is purple-flowered and in the Pea Family, is nothing like the Mountain Laurel in Tennessee, this yellow-flowered Redbud also is nothing like our pink-flowered redbud tree. That is the problem with common names, they can be really confusing! This plant gets its name from the small bud that is red before blooming as a yellow flower! I found this plant barely eking out an existence in an empty lot next to a truck stop!
Aster Family Austin, TX (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) March 27, 2009 Maybe this flower is what gave the early settlers the idea for the Lone Star on the flag! :)
Aster Family Waelder, TX March 26, 2009 These flowers were quite prevalent along the backroads around San Antonio and Austin. I liked this shot looking straight down on the bloom.
