For 12 months of sunny color, you can’t beat the aster family. Take a look around and you’ll spot one blooming near you.
One of the most wide-spread and successful plant families is the aster family, Asteraceae. Many central Texas wildflowers belong to this family and boast cheerful yellow flowers. In fact, there are so many different species growing wild in Bexar County you can probably find one blooming near you any month of the year.
This is by no means an exhaustive list and there is overlap between the blooming times of many of the species highlighted here. Throughout the year, look around every month to see if you spot any of these happy little flowers.
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