Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters ... Lake Elsinore ground to a … Mon 18 Mar 2019 20.52 EDT Last modified on ... A couple takes a selfie photo in a super bloom of poppies in Lake Elsinore. California Poppy Super Bloom 2019: PHOTOS) - Lake Elsinore-Wildomar, CA - The 'Poppy Apocalypse' is officially upon us as crowds of Instagram influencers cause … LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — Like Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz," the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore is being overwhelmed by the power of the poppies.