Wow! I wish I could've seen that, it sounds beautiful!
Rose

I wish I could have witnessed that, as well! If you happen to drive by there again, get a pic for us junkies! :)

Brenda

This is not an uncommon sight on Texas roadsides. Instead of planting grass on new or rebuilt roadsides, the state highway department gathers a hay from other roadsides of other wildflowers. Seeds come with the straw, and if the environments match, you will see up to miles of wildflowwer mixes. This is the time of year to cruise the Interstates and state and federal highways with your camera. Lots of blue-eyed grasses (Sysirinchiums), Indian blankets (Gaillardas), Salvia lyrata, and eye-vibrating mixes of orange-red Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) and blue Lupines. Then there are the occasional patches of Penstemons and even native Alliums. And this is cheaper than sowing grasses.

Too bad this does not work as well in other states. I have mixed feelings about wildflower monocultures, which is all you see in North Carolina and neighboring states.