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Hybrid Poppy Envelops California's State Flower: Photo

The two varieties cozy-up in an Alameda garden.

Poppies nestle together.
Poppies nestle together. (Geoff Geiger)

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.

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