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May Wildflowers Get Boost from Recent Rainfall Started by RichO at 05-09-2006 11:45 AM. Topic has 3 replies. WildflowerHaven... » Knowlege Base F... » General Discuss... » May Wildflowers Get Boost from Recent Rainfall Hunting Texas Wildflowers - New Book!

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05-09-2006, 11:45 AM RichO Joined on 02-15-2005 San Antonio, TX Posts 637 May Wildflowers Get Boost from Recent Rainfall   Rainfall amounts have soared to above normal levels in the north and central parts of the Hill Country and Central Texas.   Counties receiving well above normal rainfall for the past 60 days include: Hill Country - Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, Mason and San Saba Central Texas - Bell, Travis and Williamson See this image for areas in Texas receiving above normal rainfall in the last 30 days: http://community.wildflowerhaven.com/photos/climate/picture1234.aspx While the increased rainfall rates will not help the now fading April wildflowers, they will boost the growth of the May and June wildflowers.   The second half of spring in Texas brings a wealth of wildflower variety including but not limited to: Baby’s breath, bluet Black-foot daisy Blue curls Bluebell gentian (June) Coneflowers Cut-leaf Penstemon Dayflower Engelmann daisy Firewheels, Indian blanket Foxglove Granite spiderwort Lemonmint Mealy sage Mexican hat Plains coreopsis Prairie larkspur Prickly pear cactus Purple Coneflower Sensitive briar Silver-leaf nightshade Sunflower (June) Texas Thistle Wild petunia Wild hyacinth RichO Hunting Texas Wildflowers    Report

10-18-2006, 11:39 AM xseption Joined on 03-02-2006 Richardson, TX (DFW) Posts 202 Re: May Wildflowers Get Boost from Recent Rainfall I am not sure how to read your picture ... the column on the right indicates percent. Is this percent above normal? thanks ~ edd two cents and then some ...    Report

10-18-2006, 1:06 PM RichO Joined on 02-15-2005 San Antonio, TX Posts 637 Re: May Wildflowers Get Boost from Recent Rainfall Edd, The picture is from the NOAA Weather's Precipitation Estimate tool. This particular image shows the 30 Day Percent of Normal Rainfall.  The legend at the right show the percentage of normal rainfall received during the 30 days prior to 5/10/2006. Naturally this is "old news" and not relevant now. However, the recent rainfall pattern in most of South, Central and East Texas appears to be improving and is running near normal levels in most areas. This is good news for our spring wildflowers that are presently germinating. :)   RichO Hunting Texas Wildflowers    Report

10-19-2006, 4:30 PM xseption Joined on 03-02-2006 Richardson, TX (DFW) Posts 202 Re: May Wildflowers Get Boost from Recent Rainfall I did realize that this is old news ... I just wanted to understand the picture for future reference I am liking the way the rain has been falling! two cents and then some ...    Report

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