California Poppies in Trinity County
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California Poppies the State Flower
Poppies are the state flower of California. The scientific name is Eschscholzia californiaca, California poppy, Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, and cup of gold. The California Poppy is usually a light orange to bright orange color.
As a native of California, I have only heard of the California Poppy and Californian poppy. They are a drought tolerant flower, which could be why you can see them all they way down to Mexico.
California poppies grow everywhere in California spring, summer, and fall. They have a very bluish pale green for leaves, with very odd shapes. This type or color of greens is called glaucous which is a waxy white film over the plant. And you can wipe it away.
This year in my flower garden some volunteer poppies came up. Right in the edge of the rock garden. I was so pleased. Then, a pink with white poppy began to bloom. It is called “rose chiffon” poppy.
Then a pale yellow colored poppy popped up, this is called lemon bush poppy!
How amazing!
And then to my surprise, another color popped up!
Bright red! This one is called, Dali poppy.
All of these beautiful poppies in the same spot in my garden! I have only seen the pale yellow and orange poppies, never pink or red! What a lovely surprise!
California Poppies blooming in Northern California
California’s state flower is the poppy. They are bright orange, and yellowish color and bloom all throughout California and other states also. The poppies bloom in the spring, summer and also the fall, so they are a lasting flower. You are not supposed to pick the California poppy, and they don’t last long in the water anyway, or do well, so it’s better to just leave them be.
California Poppies and Blackberry Bushes
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| Blackberry bush and California poppy. |
California poppies were blooming everywhere in April and May. Native to California this bright orange colored flower is beautiful and can be seen grown in bunches all along the country side. Different shades of orange, yellow, and dark orange, the range can be quite beautiful.
These particular poppies were blooming among some blackberry bushes and it looked neat to me.
A reminder these flowers are illegal to pick, unless they are on your own property. Really they are not going to last anyway, they do not do well at all once they are picked.They are known to bloom in the spring, and also in the fall in California.
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| Blackberry with dried poppy petal. |