There are lovely scented popcorn flowers, as well as grape soda lupines that bloom at Tehachapi Point every year. Also, the California poppy is just one of several types of poppy in the state.

Visitors have converged on Lancaster, California, to see the first such superbloom in four years. But to the dismay of officials, the poppies have not blossomed in the state park poppy reserve.

I recently purchased dried poppy pods from a US-based seller, and I have flown away from their quality! They added such a ...