Cactus and Succulents on Postcards
Beautiful Cards
I've been searching Zazzle for all the usual suspects, this time regarding the enticing topic of Cactus. I have found so many to share with you. If you look you will find so many more; just click on any of the cactus postcards shown here to get in and begin your search for the perfect personalizable POD cactus postcard. I've chosen one or two funny cactus postcards, cactus postcards with a cat, vintage cactus postcards, surface design cactus and original art cactus, including one night time view. I thought I would even throw in a cactus card you can make yourself from your own photo of a cactus, just in case you have been to the desert recently with a camera!
Botanical Illustration of Cactus on a Postcard
So many kinds of cactus are beautifully depicted on this lovely Kakteen chart postcard. The art is from the Botanik section of the 1839 German Encyclopedia known as Meyers Konversations-Lexicon.
Funny cactus postcard
This cactus is not feeling too cuddly today. This is just as well as this guy looks a lot like the Saguaro cactus, the towering majestic succulent seen in Arizona and Mexico and parts of southeastern California. They can grow as high as fifty feet tall, keeping themselves well-protected with long and sharp needles. You don't want to be touching those spines; they are are not only sharp, they also leak an irritating sap which will bother the eyes and mouth tissues of any wanna-be cactus hugger. The Saguaro Cactus on this postcard is definitely not a hugger!
The Antidote
Perhaps you just can't resist! Maybe you gotta be hugging a Saguaro Cactus for some reason. After you tangle with that toxic stuff and start to feel slightly miserable, there may be help nearby. You could head over to the Mojave Desert where some of the largest barrel cacti are found. That healthy barrel cactus pulp full of Vitamins A and C can be used on the skin as an analgesic.
The barrel cactus comes in another genus which grows in the Chihuahua Desert. We see that one here on this postcard showing a lovely white flower blooming on the Echinocactus Hexaedrophorus. This is another vintage illustration, a Walter Fitch lithograph as seen in 1847 in a London publication called Curtis's Botanical Magazine.
The words on the card, by the way, are in a personalizable field. Click through if you would rather have this postcard printed with your own name or message instead of the scientific name of this beauty.
Put your own cactus on this postcard
Sure, you could personalize the words in the lovely vintage cactus postcard above. For that matter, you could click on the postcard below and look for the Personalize This Template button. It's over on the right hand side, under the blue edit bar. Once you click there you will see a place to add your own words. Just under that, you can upload your own cactus image or a picture of your garden, or your favorite flower, or anything you like. On this card, the best option will be a square photo. If you make your own cactus card, or your own garden card, I would love to see it!
Nude Woman and a Cactus
This risk-taking lady looks pretty close to the spiny blue cactus seen in this original art cactus postcard. She probably ought to spend more time reading cactus blogs and save herself some trouble and heartache.
Getting Close to a Cactus
Maybe it is okay to get so close to a cactus if you're dressed right. This cute little guy is surely equipped with some protective gear in the form of that striped fur. He looks like he might be an Antelope Squirrel, and as such would feed on the seeds and the fruits of the Barrel Cactus and also the Prickly Pear. The Antelope Squirrel probably has less to fear from the spines of the Cholla and other cacti, and is more likely to be harmed by the hawk, the snake, the bobcat, and the coyote.
A Coyote and a Cactus
Speaking of the coyote, the Antelope Squirrel really does need to watch out for those and here's the proof! This pretty blue and black postcard shows a coyote in the desert at night. You probably never expected to learn so much about natural biodiversity by reading my little postcard blog, but nature is my thing, so that's what I write about. And now you can identify exactly which kind of cactus you are looking at and you can pinpoint his location. He's howling in front of the full moon next to a Saguaro Cactus which means he's in Arizona, or Mexico or California.
Red Flower on Cactus Postcard
I'm including this postcard because it's so pretty. While I am trying to find out where this vintage beauty comes from it's not turning up easily. If you know, let me know. I would love to hear from you.
Cactus and Aloe on Surface Pattern
The first card here shows Aloe and Saguaro, and the second shows Prickly Pear. Both are super pretty as a surface pattern!
Closing up with a Cat on a Cactus Postcard
For my cat-loving readers, here's an adorable green cat who looks just like a cactus! I love the pink flower, which is positioned to look just like a hair bow. Could you get any more cute?
Thanks for joining me on this cactus postcard journey. We've been through a large range of possible cactus postcards, from original art, to priceless historical vintage botanical illustrations, to cute photos, to wildlife. I've learned it's not just a cactus....it's always a certain kind of cactus. There's a story behind each variety of these interesting succulents, a scientific name, a range of which part of the world where it's found. Each variety of cactus has its own list of benefits, its hazards, its habits, it's synchronicities, its own spot on an endangered list, or not. It's a wild world out there. Let's go out and enjoy it! And send some postcards along the way.
If Zazzle should send me a penny or two when someone buys something I have carefully chosen to display on this blog, the price stays the same. The card costs nothing extra. For the reader, my quest to find and post some nice cards in which you might be interested, adds no cost.
