Business Cards - Sherbet Zinnia

The zinnia plant, both flowers and leaves, were used by many southwestern tribes as medicinal and ritual herbs. Some have said that the Navajo tribe considers the zinnia one of the sacred life medicines. Still other, Pueblo, tribes are thought to believe the zinnia a symbol of wisdom. We do know, however, that zinnias were used by some southwestern tribes to make brightly-coloured dyes and paints. The zinnia, itself, is representative of lasting friendship, affection, constancy and goodness. This stunning zinnia, which I call, "sherbet", is so-called because of the beautiful way the yellow (lemon sherbet), blends into the orange (peach sherbet) which leads to the pink (raspberry sherbet). This would imply that this glorious bloom unifies the traits of all three colours: daily remembrance, happiness and lasting affection. From 1931 to 1957, the lovely zinnia also had the distinction of being the Indiana State Flower. It was replaced by the peony in 1957. The beautiful colour AND the association with "daily remembrance" make this a fabulous choice of designs for a business card . . . we want our customers to remember us, right? The bloom is featured on a pale peach background. You may change the colour of the backdrop and, of course, will want to change the information on both the front and back of the card.