Between the fields 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.
Check out 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 Ave.
in Lompoc, CA. |