The red, white and blue

Red Texas Buckeye are in bloom.

This understory shrub is a deciduous native plant that, along with Texas Mountain Laurel, blooms in the spring. You can find a nice grove of Buckeyes toward the end of the Cypress Creek Nature Trail near Blue Hole. The Wimberley Parks and Recreation sponsors a monthly (every third Saturday at 10 a.m.) guided tour of this nature trail in April. However, you need to sign up for it on their website.

White daisy-like blooms are provided by the Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum). These low growing sun loving native perennials bloom throughout most of the growing season. They like the Hill Country’s alkaline soil and being natives, they take care of themselves once established.