Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

Usually falling around the beginning of Spring, National Flower Day returns Friday. National Flower Day is on March 21 every year despite the vernal equinox, which marks the first day of Spring, ...

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is one of the best places to see California’s state flower in full bloom. Between March and May, the hills come alive with a sea of bright orange poppies ...

These too are of a burning color — not orange, not gold, but if pure gold were liquid and could raise a cream, that golden ...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, one of Southern California’s most popular spots for wildflower blooms, received only a third of an inch of rain on Feb. 13, after the longest dry spell – 334 days – ...