The 2002 Floral Flag is 740 feet wide and
390 feet high 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 indiameter; 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.
This flag was on V Street south of Ocean Ave. in Lompoc, CA. Aerial photo courtesy
of Bill Morson
Orbiting 423 miles above the Earth, the
Ikonos high-resolution
imaging satellite, launched from Vandenberg
Air Force Base
snapped this image of the Lompoc
Valley's 6.5-acre floral flag.
