ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL!
Between the field where the flag is planted
there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The
flowers are grown by seed companies. It's a beautiful place close to
Vandenberg AFB. Checkout the dimensions of the flag.
The 2002
Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag
dimensions as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres
and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars comprised of
White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; Each Stripe is 30 feet
wide. This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants
with 4-5 flower stems each for a total of more than 2 million flowers. You
can drive by this flag on V Street south of Ocean Avenuein Lompoc,
CA.
Aerial photo courtesy of Bill Morson
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