Birth flower
Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody's birth. Every month has a flower that is sometimes referred to as a Birth Month Flower.
List of birth-flowers
British style
Month |
Flower[1] |
Symbolization |
January |
Carnation |
love, pride, beauty, purity, distinction, and fascination |
February |
Violet |
faithfulness, wisdom and hope |
March |
Daffodil[2] |
rebirth, respect, regard and unrequited love |
April |
Sweet Pea |
modesty and simplicity |
May |
Lily of the Valley |
humility, chastity, and sweetness |
June |
Rose |
love and appreciation, while other meanings depends on each color |
July |
Larkspur |
levity and lightness |
August |
Poppy |
remembrance |
September |
Aster/Forget-me-not |
patience, daintiness and remembrance |
October |
Calendula |
winning grace |
November |
Chrysanthemum |
compassion, friendship, and secret love |
December |
Narcissus |
the sweetness of whoever receives it |
US style
Month |
Flower[3] |
Symbolization |
January |
Snowdrop |
Love, fascination, and purity |
February |
Primrose |
Modesty, distinction, and virtue |
March |
Daffodil |
Rebirth, unrequited love, vanity |
April |
Daisy/Peony |
Innocence, loyal love, gratitude, and healing |
May |
Hawthorn/Lily of the Valley |
Happiness, humility and sweetness |
June |
Rose |
Love, gratitude, appreciation |
July |
Water Lily/Delphinium/Larkspur |
Joyful, fickleness, sweet |
August |
Poppy/Gladiolus |
Moral Integrity |
September |
Morning glory/Aster |
Daintiness, love, magic |
October |
Calendula |
Grief, Hopefulness, Grace |
November |
Chrysanthemum |
Cheerfulness, friendship, abundance |
December |
Holly/Narcissus |
sweetness, self esteem, vanity. |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.birthstones.org.uk/birth-month-flowers/
- ^ Leeds, Lois (March 23, 1944). "Beauty Arts". Ottawa Citizen. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oPouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ENwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=birth-flower&pg=2411%2C3697240. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ http://www.birthmonthflowers.org/