When I started working at Sunny Meadows Flower Farm, I knew I would love the dahlias and ranunculus, but the poppies took me by surprise. I was lucky enough to watch them grow from seedling to flower.

If you plant poppies in the right spot, they require very little care – if any at all. They like well drained soil, full sun ...

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

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies.

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But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet corn poppies (popaver rhoeas) grow naturally in conditions of ...

I don’t know what kind of poppy it is, but she described the plants as annuals, with large, wavy, blue-green leaves and big, flamboyant blooms. I’d like to grow them as accents in pockets of the ...

The California Golden Poppy adds a rich luster to the countryside each spring and then disappears for another year.

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, ...