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American flag in flowers. Satellite image of red, white and blue flowers depicting the flag of the USA. The flowers are in Lompoc, California, USA, and this image was obtained on 30 June 2002. The flowers grew from seeds planted in January 2002 by Bodger Seeds Ltd, as a patriotic response to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. The flag is 226 x 119 metres and consists of over 2 million flowers. Image taken by the Ikonos satellite. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/SPACE IMAGING) === ===