The Flower Fields, Carlsbad, California. From March 1 until May 11, fifty sloping acres will be arrayed like royalty with pink, yellow, white, red and orange stripes of giant Ranunculus blooms. Carlsbad's world-famous Flower Fields attract over 150,000 visitors every year during this two-month peak season. Only about 1-2% of the flowers grown are sold (which is about one million flowers). They primarily grow the flowers to harvest the bulbs. The ranch harvests about 6-8 million bulbs per year.This photo was taken in March,2005