The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the CA state flower. It grows everywhere this time of year, even in the tiny bit of soil next to a drainage grate, or in the sandbags lining a creek.
It is sometimes found next to dandelions or Bermuda Buttercup, another common but pretty yellow weed.
Every year, April 6 is California Poppy Day and May 13th – 18th is Poppy Week. I’m right in between the two with this post.
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It’s really beautiful. I have a fondness for sewer grate art. 🙂
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Such beautiful flowers! I especially like the diagonal composition of the second image, but entirely love the photo with the drain grate too. Lovely to see them in such strong, bright sunlight.
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They just pop up everywhere out here. It’s one of those “life will find a way” flowers…
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Very pretty.
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You are fast! My mother loved poppies, particularly the red ones, but she had California poppies in her Virginia garden too. Happy flowers springing up where ever they can!
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