A flag that does
not fly.
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 E xecutive 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! .
Aerial photo courtesy of Bill Morson! Soldier's Prayer
