A single enormous azalea shrub, densely covered in vivid pink-red blossoms, fills most of the frame, with a small green wooden gate and dark foliage visible beneath its mass of flowers. Slender tree trunks and pale spring foliage rise behind the bush, and a clipped lawn and path edge the foreground. The caption presents the plant as a show specimen, the kind of flowering display that made Southern gardens and spring resorts a popular postcard subject in the linen era.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Having a lovely time here
and in Florida. The
flowers are so beautiful
Coming to see the
Magnolia + Middleton
today. Hope you
Kindest regards
Linen-textured stock with a white border; production code '4A-H52' printed at lower right, characteristic of Curt Teich & Co. numbering.
Postmark: CHARLESTON S.C. MAR 26 3:30 PM. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border; "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" imprint of the Asheville Post Card Co.; light wear and toning at edges.
Cite this card
A rare specimen of the gorgeous azalea in full bloom, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-rare-specimen-of-the-gorgeous-azalea-in-full-bloom-circa-1. Accessed October 24, 2026.
