Native to California and Mexico, this poppy flowers throughout the summer months in vibrant shades of orange, red and yellow. It's the official state flower of California and is used to garnish local traditional food recipes. California Poppy is a perennial or annual plant. foliage. The leaves are alternately divided into round, lobed segments. The flowers are solitary on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals. This flower colour ranges through yellow, orange and red(with some pinks).Flowering occurs from February to September in the northern hemisphere