Pink Fairy Duster Flowers & Prickly Pear Cactus Card

This greeting card features a photo of the flowers of a pink fairy duster shrub with a prickly pear cactus. The pink fairy duster shrub (Calliandra eriophylla) is a low growing shrub native to the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of southern California and Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northern Mexico. The flowers have dense clusters of pale pink to deep pink stamens and bloom late winter to late spring. The genus name, Calliandra, means "beautiful stamens". It is a member of the Pea Family (Fabaceae) which includes acacias and mimosas. The species name, eriophylla, is Greek for "wooly leaf". They thrive in heat and can endure extreme droughts. This card also comes in a horizontal version. Customize the inside text using Zazzle's many font styles and colours or remove it and leave it blank if you prefer. Have fun making it your own! If you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact me, and I will be more than happy to assist you. You may contact me through my Wolf Moon Art and Design Facebook page. You can find the link on my about page in my store. Look at the bottom of the page where it says "connect with Wolf Moon Art and Design". Original photography copyright 2019 by Karen Coffelt.