The Full Beauty of Our Poppy

No poet has yet sung
the full beauty of our poppy.
No painter has successfully
portrayed the satiny sheen
of its lustrous petals.
...John Thomas Howell

The California poppy was declared the state flower in 1903.

Also known as the flame flower, la amapola and
copa de oro" (cup of gold), the California poppy grows wild throughout the state. Native Americans in California valued the poppy as a food source and for the oil extracted from the plant.

Nice on Black.

[Rob Z]

It really is just lovely

[Beryl Lloyd]

So beautiful ! fav

[Dawn]

So pretty

[Brian]

So uplifting! Beautiful👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Diana]

Fabulous capture of this beauty.

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful shot!

[Babs]

Gorgeous colour.

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Merrelyn]

Lovely image.

[Carole Sandford]

Beautiful!

[Sue Cooper]

This is just beautiful. Fav.

[Michelle]

Beautiful colour

[gloria jones]

Wonderful image...love that orange color

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Heather]

Such a stunning colour! And this shot is fabulous on black! Fav

[Krista Mae]

Glorious photo of this poppy!

[wendy frost]

A beautiful poppy capture and such a gorgeous colour.

[Shutterbug]

Thanks for the info. Love this beautiful capture.

[haskar]

Amazing.

[carol white]

A beautiful close up capture. Fav 😊

[Beverley]

Stunning! Love orange poppies

[CC Folk]

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Thank you so much for your comments and favs. I really liked the way this one turned out...the sheen and the sun on its petals.

[Vesna]

Stunning