In the fall, the bluebonnets emerge as small seedlings with two cotyledons, and later a rosette of leaves that are palmately compound, with five to seven leaflets 3–10 cm long, green with a faint white edge and hair. Growth continues over the mild winter, and then in the spring takes off, rapidly grow larger, before sending up a 20– to 50-cm-tall plume of blue flowers (with bits of white and occasionally a tinge of pinkish-red).
In autumn, bluebonnets sprout as small seedlings with two cotyledons. They develop palmately compound leaves with five to seven leaflets 3–10 cm long, green with a subtle white border and fine hairs. Growth persists through the mild winter, and in spring, they rapidly grow larger, developing into tall blue flower plumes (with hints of white and occasionally pinkish-red) that reach up to 20–50 cm.