California poppy
The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), the state flower, blooms profusely along the northern California coast from about February through September. The most common variety is a bright orange color, reinforcing the sate’s nickname, the golden state (which also alludes to the mid-nineteenth-century gold rush). This poppy-colored hillside was photographed on the central California coast between Cambria and Cayucos.
Posted: April 7th, 2008 under nature.
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Comment from annexensen
Time: April 7, 2008, 3:43 pm
I absolutely love those California poppies. I did make it to the poppy reserve down around LA one year during season. Great photo…
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