Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Only Flag That Doesn't 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  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. 
Aerial photo courtesy of Bill  Morson