California Poppies are so easy to grow
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
May 4, 2016 4:57pm CST
Easy to grow and very colorful. Anne planted these in our back garden from seed and, though they took a while they finally bloomed very nicely. They reseed themselves, so we can expect many more next spring.
This is the California state flower, and seem to grow wild there and in Oregon along the interstates. I was in the back the other day and took some flower photos to share. They look a bit beaten down now due to the rain, but will survive and bloom some more through at least May.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 May 16
Yes, they most certainly grow wild here in California!
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 May 16
They are such pretty, "happy" flowers!
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
5 May 16
i wish i could grow poppies-my grandmother had some,but in 1977 the cops came up and ripped them out.she was SO angry.
i guess they're illegal here now,just on the offchance they're opium bearing.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
7 May 16
@JamesHxstatic it is.and it's sad because they're beautiful flowers.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 May 16
I think that they are way off base with these poppies. Unbelievable!
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
4 May 16
I love how pretty those flowers are. I wonder if any stores sell them here.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 May 16
Sure they do. Just look at the rack of seed packets.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 May 16
I'll bet they are a great sight too.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 May 16
They are perfectly legal really.
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@toniganzon (77310)
• Philippines
5 May 16
Yes i have heard how easy it is to grow them. So pretty.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
5 May 16
i love the variety'f colors they come'n...'n the gophers seem to love'em, too. i've debated o'er tryin' 'em 'gain, but've been tryin' to limit my gopher food 'n that which'll perish with drought. so, enjoy those beautiful blooms fer me, k?
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 May 16
Whenever I see a cluster of California poppies when I am horseback riding or driving down the road, they always make me smile. They are the perfect flower for our state! 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 May 16
Truly they are and they brighten up Oregon too.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 May 16
@DeborahDiane that it is this year, after a terribly dry year in 2015. Did I hear that it rained there today?
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 May 16
@JamesHxstatic - I would love to take a drive through Oregon in spring. I am sure it is lush and beautiful!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 May 16
When I was a kid, every expanse of dirt had California Golden Poppies growing on them each spring. But as I grew up, and the state dried up, there are now hard to find. If we get rain from time to time, other wildflowers show up long before the poppies.
I miss them. But they are easy to grow. When I had a half acre in the hills, my neighbors and I broadcast wildflower seeds in our back 1/3 yard. The flowers were glorious.
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