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Sep 12, 2015 12:44 PM CST
Name: ursula
Chile (Zone 9b)
Nice link, Rob, and since your search is generic, there are some pictures of the Atacama desert as well (noticed the Nolanas).

Did you all notice the California Poppies (Eschschozia californica) in some of the Atacama desert pictures? They have naturalized all along Chile. There's the following story about them: when the Chilean government decided maaaaaany years ago to have a railroad build all along the country, there was a young USA engineer involved in the project/construction. He wrote to his mom about this beautiful country, but he also told her how much he missed home. By return mail he received a big bag of California Poppie seeds from his mother and he spread the seeds all along the project. That's how they were introduced to Chile and finally naturalized along the railways. Of course by now they can be found everywhere (they are so pretty nobody considers them invasive - well, maybe farmers). I have found the even in The Andes mountains.

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