When social media posts about California's Golden Poppy super bloom at the Shell Ridge Open Space started to go viral last year, nearby neighborhoods were reportedly overrun with parked cars.

Swaths of California are awash in vibrant colors as wildflowers have erupted from the earth. The explosion of flowers across the state is what’s known as a “super bloom.” How long the blooms ...

The golden poppy display came after a heavy rain season that has finally freed the state from a seven-year drought. But this year's bloom is drawing too many visitors in what the mayor has dubbed ...

The hot, dry hillsides of southern California are normally covered ... This triggered a "super bloom" of dazzling orange poppy flowers that the area typically sees only once every 10 years.