California State Parks says that the colors of the flower are emblematic of the Golden State and serve as a floral representation of the Gold Rush, the event that drew hundreds of thousands of ...

ALAMEDA, CA — Geoff Geiger photographed two varieties of poppies planted together in Alameda, including the state flower, the California Golden Poppy. It has been our state flower for 122 years ...

Object Details Artist Helen Hornberger Description Artist, Helen Hornberger, revived the techniques of French tole to create naturalistic representations of the state flowers. The artist used thin ...