Fireweed Postcard

Did You Know? Fireweed got it's name because it is the quickest plant to come back from a wildfire.

Although this beautiful flower may spread like a weed, it is in fact an edible flower! Many locals like to make fireweed jelly from the pink blossoms when they are at their brightest in the summer.

The pink petals begin growing at the base of the flower and slowly blossom up to the top of the flower as summer goes on.

"When the fireweed goes to cotton, summer will soon be forgotten." is a well known saying to Alaskans, as the fireweed going to seed and spreading it's own cotton is a sure sign that fall is coming!

I give to you.. The Fireweed Postcard!

Orders of 1-2 postcards can be shipped via envelope with NO TRACKING NUMBER. To include tracking on small order shipping, make sure to select the correct option at checkout.

Orders of 3 or more postcards MUST be shipped via bubble mailer and will include tracking.

Please allow up to 1 full week for shipping to complete. The post office is far away for us and with current gas prices, we only go to town once a week!

Please allow plenty of time (at least a week) for your shipment to arrive after we fulfill your order, Alaska is a good distance from almost everywhere. Except Canada..

THANK YOU for considering our postcards! By supporting us, you are supporting a small family through a crazy economy and our attempt to raise our boys in mother nature.

For more cool info about fireweed:

https://www.frontiersman.com/valley_life/wildflower-wonder-alaskas-state-flower-isnt-fireweed----although-it-is-alaskas-most/article_edb58ea1-4fcc-5897-a06b-fa9cb1b824ec.html

https://www.alaska.org/advice/fireweed