Related: Bluebonnet Festival returns to Ennis for 73rd year But there’s one particular color that Texans flock to view: blue. The state flower — the bluebonnet — is making its appearance again.

(From left) Janet Oyler and Duane Oyler of Leander look at the bluebonnets at the Meadow View Nature Area as the city prepares for the 73rd annual Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival in Ennis on ...

Springtime in Texas means one thing — bluebonnets blanketing the roadsides and rolling pastures in a sea of cobalt. But wait… what’s that? A rogue splash of maroon among the blue?