Poppy Bouquet with California Text Sticker

A bouquet of California poppies with California in orange text at the bottom. It is graphic art created by hand drawings of photos I took of the poppies that grow in our yard. On March 2, 1903 the California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, became the official state flower of California. The bright orange flowers have become a symbol of California, maybe they are a representation of the “fields of gold” sought during the gold rush. They commonly bloom in the spring and summer along country roads and freeways throughout much of the state, especially in the hills near where we live.