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Bluebonnet

The bluebonnet was made the State Flower of Texas in 1901.

Bluebonnet Flowers

Actually, the Sandyland bluebonnet was first named the state flower, but for 70 years people argued about which bluebonnet was the prettiest. In 1971, Texas officially named all varieties of bluebonnets in Texas the state flower.
This resulted in five state flowers.

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