(FOX40.COM) — The California Poppy adorns many state, county and city seals in the Golden State, but how long has this brilliantly orange and yellow flower served as the state flower? The Cal… ...

Rare California superbloom caught on video: See the stunning views A pilot with the U.S. Air Force took a stunning video of flower blooms in Southern California.

Last spring, early April visitors to Southern California’s Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve were treated to dazzling orange displays of the state flower.

ALAMEDA, CA — Geoff Geiger photographed two varieties of poppies planted together in Alameda, including the state flower, the California Golden Poppy. It has been our state flower for 122 years ...

• The California poppy has been the state’s official state flower since 1903. • Poppies are best planted by seed in the fall but can be planted as starts in a home garden right now.

It was chosen for its bright orange color, which fit the gold theme for California symbols. Nicknamed “The Golden State,” the state colors are blue and gold, and the official state mineral is gold; ...

Renees Garden (reneesgarden.com) offers the seeds of several California poppy varieties and mixes: Buttercream, whose nearly white flowers have a hint of yellow; copper pot, with burnt orange ...