A dense curtain of orange-red flame vine covers a trellis and climbs a tall tree in a Florida garden. Moss-draped oaks rise behind it, and purple and pink flowering shrubs fill the lower bed. Pyrostegia venusta, native to South America, is grown throughout Florida for its winter and early-spring bloom. The card's caption calls it "the most beautiful ornamental vine in Florida" and notes that it trails over walls, tree trunks, fences, and houses, clinging closely until it covers the surface in flame-colored flowers.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
3-22-1947
Dear Mary & all
Having a nice time
I hear you have lots of
snow. Love to all
Gertrude
Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; caption and card number F119 printed in the upper right of the image; publisher's number 29832 stamped at top of back. Postmark: WILPEN MAR 11 AM 1947 with slogan "BUILD YOUR FUTURE WISELY. SAFELY. U.S. SAVINGS BONDS"; second Wilpen circle "28 AM 1947" (month illegible); partial third cancel "6 30 PM 1947" over the caption text. Divided-back card, 1¢ green Washington stamp, E.C. Kropp imprint; light edge wear, no major damage. The word "Wilpen" in the address is struck through.
Cite this card
Flame vine in bloom, Florida, 1947, postcard, c. 1947. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/flame-vine-in-bloom-florida-1947. Accessed November 2, 2026.
