Two Rose Parade floats sport California-only flowers

Jessica Aparicho, Darlene Reynoso and Emily Virgen work on the float.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The float includes dried flower material consisting of gold and yellow marigolds and purple statice plus light bougainvillea.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Volunteers remove stems from bougainvillea petals.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Olive Anagu, 17, cuts off the petals of white statice flowers.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Annatto seeds are placed on a “brick” for the float.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Cranberry seeds mixed with annatto seeds are placed on a “brick” for the Cal Poly float.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Janice Vann puts flax seeds on the Kit-Cat “Timeless Fun for Everyone” float.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Tina Flanagan and Madi Gunther, both 13, put yellow strawflower seeds on the float.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Flowers that will be put on the Kit-Cat “Timeless Fun for Everyone” float, as seen at Fiesta Floats in Irwindale.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Kale varigated flowers that will be put on the Kit-Cat “Timeless Fun for Everyone” float.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)