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(FOX40.COM) — The California Poppy adorns many state, county and city seals in the Golden State, but how long has this brilliantly orange and yellow flower served as the state flower? The Cal… ...
In 1903, Gov. George Pardee approved legislation making the poppy the state flower and, in recognition of Lemmon’s efforts, gave her the bald-eagle quill he used to sign the bill, Brown said.
The California poppy, or golden poppy, a flowering plant native to the United States and Mexico, became the official state flower in 1903. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images ...