A close-up color view of several vivid red cactus blossoms with yellow-green stamens, opening among densely spined, straw-colored stems. The printed caption names the plant Desert Hedgehog, a desert flower blooming in spring near Palm Springs, southern California. Hedgehog cacti (Echinocereus) are desert plants whose cup-shaped blooms open in sun and close at night. Around Palm Springs, winter rains can bring brief spring wildflower displays in the Colorado Desert.
Printed caption: “Desert Hedgehog, a desert flower, blooming in the Spring near Palm Springs, southern California”; series C-148; thin light border along right and bottom edges; visible color-print grain typical of a mid-century chrome card.
No postmark. Unused divided-back “WESCO COLOR CARD” (Reproduced by Spectratone from an original Kodachrome; “REPRODUCED from NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS”), star-pattern stamp box at upper right, printed “Address” heading, patriotic circular aviation logo with airplanes and “LET'S GO! U.S.A. KEEP 'EM FLYING!”, glossy color photo card with thin white border; no address or message written.
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Desert Hedgehog cactus in bloom, Palm Springs, CA, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/desert-hedgehog-cactus-in-bloom-palm-springs-ca-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.
