Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles

But his plot now shimmers with delicate orange blooms -- the California poppies he has sown throughout the charred town of Altadena as a symbol of hope. "These flowers will grow and proliferate anywhere on the globe that humans can survive," the 65-year-old told AFP. "They are so resilient. They look super fragile, but they're not; they're pretty tough underneath... kind of like Altadenans." Nestled against the mountains overlooking Los Angeles, Altadena was ravaged by the wildfires that tore...