Bill Text: TX HCR24 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Nymphaea Texas Dawn as the official State Waterlily of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR24 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR24-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 24 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas traditionally has recognized a | ||
| variety of official symbols as tangible representations of the | ||
| proud character and colorful heritage of the Lone Star State; | ||
| select plant varieties, including the bluebonnet and the prickly | ||
| pear cactus, have received official recognition, which has served | ||
| to draw attention to the great biological diversity of our | ||
| landscape; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas supports not only an abundance of land-based | ||
| plants but also many aquatic species, and one particular type of | ||
| waterlily comes to the forefront as an especially worthy symbol of | ||
| the state: Nymphaea Texas Dawn; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A hardy and exceptionally lovely plant, Nymphaea | ||
| Texas Dawn is a hybrid that was created in 1985 by Texas resident | ||
| Kenneth Landon, a world-renowned expert in the field of Nymphaea | ||
| and the director of the International Waterlily Collection in San | ||
| Angelo; described as one of the most stunning yellow waterlilies to | ||
| be introduced in more than a century, N. Texas Dawn frequently | ||
| blooms 10 inches above the surface of the water in clusters of six | ||
| or more; in early spring, the base of the petals produces a light | ||
| orange glow, and in late summer and fall, the flowers may suffuse | ||
| with pink; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1990, N. Texas Dawn received the American Award | ||
| from the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society (IWGS); | ||
| more recently, it was accorded top ranking among aquatic plants in | ||
| the rigorous Texas Superstar program of the Texas Cooperative | ||
| Extension of Texas A&M University, and the species is listed by | ||
| other hybridizers as a parent for more than a dozen named | ||
| waterlilies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, N. Texas Dawn has been featured prominently at the | ||
| International Waterlily Collection in San Angelo, which was | ||
| established by Mr. Landon in 1988 in a little-used pond in Civic | ||
| League Park; in the years since, the collection has become | ||
| recognized as one of the most important exhibits of its kind in the | ||
| world, and it was the focal point of the 2010 symposium of the IWGS; | ||
| the presence of this widely admired facility has given Texas great | ||
| prominence among water gardening enthusiasts, and it makes the | ||
| designation of N. Texas Dawn as the state waterlily all the more | ||
| appropriate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This noteworthy species is the first waterlily to be | ||
| named for Texas, and its unique beauty and resilient character | ||
| indeed make it a fitting symbol for the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Nymphaea Texas Dawn as the official State | ||
| Waterlily of Texas. | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 24 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 24 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 24, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
