'Bob Williams[_3_ Wrote:
;847950']I shot this pic at Catalina Island Botanical Gardens in
California.
I really like the looks of the flower but I haven't a clue what it is.
The Petals look like crepe paper, kind of similar to the petals of some

poppies I've seen.
Bob Williams


The Californian tree poppy, Romneya coulteri
http://tinyurl.com/mddmug

Lovely plant, extremely invasive and quite capable of going through
concrete.

I shot this pic at Catalina Island Botanical Gardens in California.
I really like the looks of the flower but I haven't a clue what it is.
The Petals look like crepe paper, kind of similar to the petals of some
poppies I've seen.
Bob Williams

Matilija Poppy - Romneya coulteri

The Tree Poppy is Dendromecon rigida
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DERI
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