CALIFORNIA POPPIES MORIBANA

These are all native plants, including our state flower, the California poppy.  I used roadside plant materials: Annis, purple sweet peas, California poppies, and lovely red Valerian (which is really pink).  All of these plants are typical of California in springtime.  This arrangement stresses one of the key ideals of the Japanese Kozan school of Ikebana:  using plant materials which are nearby, not imported or store bought varieties.