Bluebonnets around Ennis

Lupinus texensis

Bluebonnets usually bloom from mid-March to mid-April around Ennis, with the best color from late March into early April.

mid-March – mid-April Best: late March into early April Out of season

The show usually starts around mid-March. Check back closer to the season.

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. 177 flowering reports from Ellis County shape this curve. The shaded band marks the best weeks; the dashed line is this week.

Where to see them

Ennis holds the official Texas Bluebonnet Trail — forty miles of mapped driving routes the town updates weekly in season, an easy hour south of Dallas.

Ennis Bluebonnet Trails (mapped city driving trails)
Bluebonnet Park, Ennis

Worth planning around: Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival, third weekend of April.

We name public reserves, parks, and roads only — never exact pins, never private land.

Nearby on the calendar

Bluebonnets in the Texas Hill Country — best mid-March into late March

Updated September 8, 2026. Bloom timing varies with the year's weather — the curve shows the usual rhythm, and in-season updates sharpen it.