A big year for wildflowers in Southern California — just not poppies. Why?
Los Angeles Times -

Scan the rolling hills of the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve and you’ll notice something missing. Golden poppies. Even as Instagram-worthy wildflowers bloom across the state, the blazing orange flower has been conspicuously absent from some of its usual haunts — including the reserve in Lancaster and the city of Lake Elsinore. "This year doesn't seem like it's going to be a great year for poppies," said Callista Turner, an interpreter at the state natural reserve that hugs the western...

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