Gene Jarvis: Carlina Thistle

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1983
Image Size: 9 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.5 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen & Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Amid the rocky and dry hills of Europe, the Carlina thistle thrives. Armed with spiny foliage, it is crowned with a delicate purple flower crested with white. The Carlina is named after Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, who joined all the Christian lands of Western Europe. According to legend, and angel showed the emperor the root of the Carlina as a cure for the plague which prevailed in his army. The roots of the thistle do in fact contain some purifying elemetns, and have been used for medicinal purposes in the past. Today, people admire the Carlina thistle for its ability to predict the weather. When the weather is to be sunny and dry, the purple flowers open up, displaying their delicate beauty. However, when it is humid or stormy, the flowers will close tightly. As a result of this flower's ability to forecast the weather, the peasant peoples have named the flower "the barometer." The Carlina is in bloom from mid-June to the beginning of October. Delicate as the purple blossoms appear, they are actually capable of surviving for long periods of time without water. Thus, the Carlina thistle graces France's rocky mountainsides with its beautiful flowers -- even in periods of blistering drought.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the France 1ffr Carline stamp issued April 23, 1983.

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