The blue-eyed grass is San Diego's new official flower. Why it matters: Part of the iris family and native to the area, this ...

San Diego has a new official flower, following the City Council's unanimous vote today to replace the non-native carnation ...

San Diego Bird Alliance "put the petal to the metal" to make sure every ZIP code in the county had an opportunity to vote, ...

San Diego adopted its current official flower, the carnation, on April 28, 1964, through a secret ballot. More than 7,700 people voted in the tournament in the "Elite Inflorescence," "Final Flora" and ...