Despite drought, colorful blooms can still be found around area
(Press Staff Photo by Kendra Milligan) California poppies cover the College Avenue neighborhood yard of Sandra Lucas and Mike Knight. For such a tiny little flower, the poppy invokes a huge passion in the people of southwest New Mexico. These little blossoms of beauty pop up from March to May, adding a burst of springtime color to the desert, roadsides and gardens of the region. For a good poppy crop — or the much-coveted superbloom which covers hillsides in yellows and oranges — rain is required in both November and March, according to Elroy Limmer, a retired arborist and past president ...
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