Here's what he recently told us about the California poppy: It's the California state flower. "Eschscholzia californica" was first cultivated in the Southwestin the 1800s.; It was selected for its ...

FENNVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Tucked in a field near the Fennville Cemetery is one family’s blooming memorial for their son. Every year, Joan Donaldson and her husband plant 3/4 of a pound of ...

Currently, a rare flower in bloom at Longwood Gardens is the blue-poppy (Meconopsis “Lingholm”), which will only be on display through the first week of April.

The poppy became the official flower of The American Legion in 1920. In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of The American Legion. When is Memorial Day 2023?

The Flower Fields have a month to go, but something blue, er, new is arriving Pick your own blueberries each Monday at the Carlsbad attraction. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published April 10, 2025 ...

The red poppy flower is a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died in WWI. ... The war turned the beautiful countryside into a field of mud where nothing could grow.

And one flower, in particular, has come to represent the somber holiday. The poppy is officially recognized as a symbol of remembrance. May 24 is National Poppy Day.

In 1903, Gov. George Pardee approved legislation making the poppy the state flower and, in recognition of Lemmon’s efforts, gave her the bald-eagle quill he used to sign the bill, Brown said.