(CNN) — It may not technically be spring yet, but west Texas is already buzzing with the first sighting of bluebonnet flowers in Big Bend National Park. Source: Jamie Wagner/ Instagram Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Buq2DiKASZZ/ Location: Big Bend National Park Date: 3/2/19 Jamie Wagner/ InstagramThe 2019 Wildflower Season Outlook provided by wildflowerhaven.com , predicted the season would begin early, with blooms appearing on the roadsides before showing up in fields. Source: Gary Kemp/ Instagram Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Buq764iBly4/ Location: Big Bend National Park Date: 3/6/19 Gary Kemp/ InstagraThe bluebonnet is an iconic image for the Texas landscape and brings in thousands of tourists every year. The Big Bend bluebonnet, lupinus havardii, is a different, earlier blooming species than the smaller flower that adorns meadows and roadsides in the rest of Texas. According to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center database , the Big Bend bluebonnet can grow from 1-3 feet tall with flowers on the upper 4-8 inches of the stem.

Source: CNN March 08, 2019 02:15 UTC