Lupine Fields of Iceland — Iceland Postcard

About this postcard

Most people expect Iceland to be white and grey and brown. Then June arrives. Nootka lupines — introduced from Alaska in the 1940s to combat soil erosion — now cover vast stretches of the island in vivid purple every summer. They're controversial among ecologists, who note how aggressively they crowd out native species. But visually, a lupine field against volcanic peaks under a clear summer sky is one of the most striking things you'll see anywhere.

This is the Iceland that surprises people. The island of fire and ice is also, for a few weeks each year, an island of purple and green — the lupines so dense you can smell them from the road, the sky bright until midnight, the mountains somewhere beyond them looking entirely out of place with the colour at their feet.

A postcard that says summer in Iceland in a way that nothing else does. Printed and posted from Iceland with a genuine Icelandic stamp and postmark, mailed worldwide.

Every Postcard.is design is a real image from Iceland — a place whose landscapes range from glaciers and waterfalls to volcanic deserts and midnight-sun coastlines. We print each card on quality postcard stock, add your personal message, and post it directly from Iceland with a genuine Icelandic stamp and postmark.