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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Lupins en fleurs, près de Llano, Texas, Etats-Unis ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Au début du printemps, le lupin fleurit ici un peu partout et donne aux paysages cette couleur bleue vibrante.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                C’est à une First Lady originaire du Texas, Lady Bird Johnson, que l’on doit la propagation de cette plante à travers tout l’Etat de l'étoile solitaire. Elle a en effet fait campagne pour que le lupin, ainsi que d’autres fleurs locales, soit planté le long des voies de circulation. Elle a appelé ce plan le « Highway Beautification Act » (Acte d’embellissement des voies) et avait pour motto : « la où les fleurs poussent, l’espoir renait ».                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Afin de perpétuer cette tradition, le département des Transports des Etats-Unis plante chaque année quinze tonnes de graines le long de 130 000 kilomètres de routes.