These gorgeous huge poppies are bloomin’ up The Holler!
Also known as the Matilija Poppy, these are the largest flowers in the poppy family,
and they are the largest native California flower.
The blooms are 8 inches in diameter,
and the bushes grow to about 10 feet in height,
They are a challenge to grow, but so worth the effort!
Cheers to you & Happy Mother’s Day from The Holler’s Romneya~
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Gorgeous!!!!
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Grazie დ
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🙏💙🙏
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Lovely as always, Ms. Cindy.
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So appreciated Pam, thank you! დ
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💜💜💜
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Happy Mother’s Day! Beautiful photos!
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Hope you had a wonderful day & thank you Dawn! დ
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Wow❣️❣️❣️Amazing captures Cindy 💐
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Grazie mille Val დ
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Happy Mother’s Day, Cindy! These are stunning. They remind me of a parachute that’s been opened (or maybe a car’s airbag). Hard to imagine flowers that immense!
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Yes they look like wrinkled, like fine fabric. Happy Mother’s Day Debbie & thank you! დ
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Oh, the bane of my existence! It’s my FAVORITE flower and I’ve tried to grow it and fail every time. I think I love it to death, which is a perfect metaphor for so many things. So beautiful, lucky you!
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It is the most difficult plant I have grown. It is so picky and delicate. It takes a couple of years to establish and if you accomplish that, it develops runners and will thrive. But, now the gophers have found them! I put them in ‘gopher proof’ mesh, but the gophers apparently didn’t read the ‘gopher proof’ fine print! 😉
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Oh no! I’m so sorry. As much as I love animals, gophers, moles, rats, and ground squirrels are not my favorites because they do so much damage! I’ve used that mesh too and found the creatures DO laugh, in a sardonic and snarky manner.
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That is one gorgeous flower!
It’s a mother of a flower, for Mothers Day!
Happy Mothers Day Cindy!
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Laughing….. The mother of all flowers!!! Cheers to you Resa 😉 დ
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They are spectacular.
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Much appreciated Barbara. Thank you! დ
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Beautiful! The petals almost look like silk.
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They are so delicate aren’t they, but they last forever as cut flowers. I have one on my desk as I am typing დ
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I’ve never seen a white poppy, just beautiful Cindy, I had orange poppies in my wedding bouquet.
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Orange California poppies grow in profusion right now at The Holler. They are such bright and happy flowers დ
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Lovely… Happy Mother’s Day, Cindy!
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Thank you Bette & hope you had a wonderful day! დ
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I’ve never had the joy of seeing the Matilija Poppy. What delicate beauty!
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I only discovered them about ten years ago. They may be native, but they are rare. Happy you enjoyed them Rosaliene დ
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Few photographers capture subtle shading and tinting well enough to get me to like white flowers. U are one of those few.
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Honored & humbled. Thank you very much დ
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Thank **you** very much. 🙂
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Amazing to see poppies this huge! Happy Mothers’ Day to you, Cindy!
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And to you Terri. Hope you had a wonderful day! დ
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Happy Mother’s Day (and Grandmother’s Day, too) to you, Cindy!
The flowers are gorgeous – imagine I am sending one to you with love and hugs!
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Visa versa 2UX2 sweet Sheila! დდ
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Wow, those are amazing! They look so delicate like fine paper.
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Yes, I call them tissue paper flowers and they are very delicate looking, but last forever as cut flowers დ
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What beautiful blooms Cindy, and so large.
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Yes, they are striking and unusual blooms დ
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Amazing. I love poppies so much. Photographs are gorgeous.
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I love poppies too!! Cheers to you Gigi & thank you დ
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I love poppies but these are really special. So gorgeous!
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They are my favorite flower. They are so large and so striking დ
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Gorgeous!! They look like tissue paper art.
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Yes. Exactly so! დ
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These are incredible, Cindy! You have done an amazing job capturing their beauty.
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Honored. Thank you very much Michele დ
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All good, but the second photo — perfect.
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Smiling. So appreciated! დ
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Beautiful photos for the day to honor. You captured the detail and elegance of these flowers.
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Thanks much Frank & cheers to you დ
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Beautiful! Never saw white poppies.
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They are rather rare and special. Happy you like them & cheers დ
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I really enjoyed this celebration of the Romneya coulteri, Cindy. They are such a distinct flower with their huge size and fried egg appearance. Your photos do a great job of capturing the crepe-like texture of them. Beautiful poppy.
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Thank you! I am happy you are familiar with them. They are exceptional aren’t there დ
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Beautiful flowers.
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Merci beaucoup mon Ami Beverley დ
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Drop dead gorgeous, Cindy!
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Ahh….. So appreciated Curt. Hope you are loving your life on the road! დ
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Indeed we are Cindy. Each day is a new adventure…
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I’m happy for you.
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The petals of this beautiful flower look like precious silk dresses. I love it!
Stay safe, dear Cindy!
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Do you know what I love so much? The amazing metaphors bloggers use to describe these flowers. It so clearly demonstrates the creative talent of our blogging community. I love being part of this. They ARE living silk dresses! Thank you my friend & stay safe and well დ
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These are so delicate and stunning. They look like fine crepe paper. I hope yours survive the voracious gophers.
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Thank you. I have a feeling the poppies will survive. The poppies are surrounded by gopher proof herbs. And I planted some more on the tops. Gophers hate herbs with their meals! 😉
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They look like papurr, Cindy, but o so beautiful🌸Pawkisses for a Happy Day🐾😽💞
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Visa versa 2UX2 დდ
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They are lovely. Look so delicate
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They are a strange combination of delicacy and strength, like all the most wonderful living things. Hope you are well დ
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They are so lovely, thank you for sharing. LG Marie
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Thank you more for your kind appreciation დ
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Reblogged this on http://www.ginabriganti.com and commented:
Learning beautiful new facts about my home state.
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We were both born in a beautiful and challenging state Gina. Thank you for your kindness დ
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🙂 I am looking forward to visiting Southern California as soon as I can,
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Drop me a line when you do….
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They look so delicate!
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I was just saying this!! Yes they are delicate and lovely დ
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These are gorgeous. I have always liked the petals’ resemblance to crinkled paper.
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I love this too. So delicate დ
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Beautiful 🤩!
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Grazie mille John დ
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So beautiful! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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You are most welcome & I am happy you enjoyed დ
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Are they native or planted in your garden? It is gorgeous a bit north in the Bay Area at my mother’s home (though I have added 12 bags of mulch around plantings to protect the soil from direct sunlight… always a gardener, you know) – Oscar
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I planted these guys and growing them is not for the faint hearted! They are very sensitive. You are in a stunning area. Enjoy! დ
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Those huge white ruffly petals make me think of the white hats worn by the women in Gauguin’s paintings of women from Brittany! So Beautiful!
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How creative of you Kathy! I see exactly what you mean. These flowers might make wonderful hats! დ
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A belated Happy Mother’s Day to you!!
These are gorgeous and look like they are celebrating Spring!
Cheers!! 💛🤍💛
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Thanks so much! Happy Spring & cheers to you დ
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What an incredibly beautiful flower Cindy.. never seen anything like it… Thank you so much for sharing it ♥
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Hi there Sally! Joshua Trees are truly unusual and the blooms make them even more so. Very happy you enjoyed them & cheers to you my friend დ
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Hello Cindy, this is Charly Priest of the then blog Crazy Life, don´t know if you rember me, had to get of wordpress for quite some time and now with a new account… obviously, anyways glad to reconnect with the wordpress familly.
Beautiful photos as always and interesting to know it grows up to 10 feet, certainly has to be a workout to take care of them (I worked as a gardner in my other life), glad to recconect with quite a few of you good people and really happy to have found you.
Have a great day, Charly.
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It is wonderful to hear from you! I am so glad you are back. Of course I remember you. I will head over now to your new blog. Welcome Home! დდ
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Wow! These are gorgeous. I had no idea poppies came in white! ❤
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They are amazing, white, and so huge! I love growing them. Take good care my friend and thank you დ
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Thank you Sally. I so appreciate your kind thoughtfulness. Stay safe & well my friend დ
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Your kindness is so appreciated Michael. Thank you sincerely & take good care my friend დ
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Hello Cindy! I apologize for this very late revisit. You have found another wonderful and gorgeous flower. Dont beat me,but at the first sight the white part looked like for me like a lost hankerchief. Lol I have some patterns in my mind, and its hard to erase them instantely. 😉 Thanks for sharing these impressions, and have a great week! xx Michael
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I love the metaphor of the handkerchief! So creative and so very accurate. Thank you for your thoughtful comments and be well Michael დ
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