Poppies across Southern California aren't popping, even as other bright flowers blanket the region. Here's why — and how you can marvel at a different wildflower this year.

The California poppy, or golden poppy, a flowering plant native to the United States and Mexico, became the official state flower in 1903. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images ...

Also, the California poppy is just one of several types of poppy in the state. There’s also desert poppies and tufted poppies, Turner said. “It's a beautiful season for wildflowers.

California transforms in spring with rolling hills of poppies and desert valleys bursting with color. Here’s where to catch the season’s best blooms.

The Arizona wildflower season of 2023 proved to be one for the ages. For several weeks last March and April the desert was submerged beneath a sea of golden poppies.

A mountainside filled with orange poppies. The perfect yard with a green lawn and manicured garden is as American as baseball and apple pie—but that doesn’t mean it’s good for the land ...

Poppies Fest 2024 began Saturday, March 9, and continues the following Saturdays, March 16, 23 and 30, at the El Paso Museum of Archeology.

Poppies Fest 2024 began Saturday, March 9, and continues the following Saturdays, March 16, 23 and 30, at the El Paso Museum of Archeology.

Bluebells, lilies, poppies, and more: These are the native wildflowers blooming near you. The perfect yard with a green lawn and manicured garden is as American as baseball and apple pie—but ...