Roger BoddaertSpecial to the Valley NewsSan Diego has one of the world’s most treasured floral displays at this time of year in the flower fields of Carlsbad, featuring the colorful ranunculus blossoms.These fields result from 100 years of cultivation, and the Mediterranean climate of Carlsbad is ideal for growing these flowers.The ranunculus is a small bulb from Asia Minor and a member of the buttercup family and flower in our Southern California springtime.Edwin Frazee dedicated a horticultural lifetime to breeding, growing and making new colorful selections of these bright bulbs.Frazee made several moves over the years, but in 1965, he moved his ranunculus and gladiolus growing grounds to its current site in Carlsbad, now owned by the Paul Ecke Family of poinse
