Your Birth Month Flower Has Special Meaning for You

If you believe in the zodiac signs, your birth month determines a lot about you, such as personality and traits. Your birth month is also associated with various precious and semi-precious stones that are aligned with your energies.

There are also flowers linked to birth month. These are often chosen because they bloomed in the month of birth, and there can be religious and cultural associations too. Romans believed that some flowers provided luck and protection, while other theories say the flowers are associated with characteristics of people born in that month.

There are primary and secondary flowers too, as a result of these cultural differences and regional climates. This allows great flexibility for matching a flower to an individual.

January Birth Flowers: Carnation and Snowdrop

Carnations are sweet smelling flowers with fringed petals. They symbolize fascination and love and can convey deep emotions. Pink carnations mean gratitude, red means love and admiration, white is for purity and luck, and yellow is for rejection and disappointment.

Snowdrops tend to bloom in January in Europe and the Middle East, where they originate from. Those sweet delicate white flowers poking through the snow herald the arrival of spring, making them a symbol of hope, purity, and new beginnings.

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February Birth Flowers: Violets and Primroses

Violets are delicate and beautifully scented. They represent faithfulness, modesty, and spiritual wisdom. Despite the name, violets can come in purple, blue, white and yellow.

Primroses have references in Greek and Roman mythology. They are associated with youth, beauty, purity, love, devotion, and new beginnings. Typically, they are the first flower to bloom in spring; Prima Rosa in Latin means ‘first rose’.

March Birth Flowers: Daffodil and Jonquil

A bright yellow, trumpet shaped flower loudly announces that spring has arrived. They symbolize new beginnings and rebirth. Narcissus, the family of plants the daffodil comes from, is named after the mythological Greek man Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection. Jonquil is a type of daffodil.

April Birth Flowers: Daisy and Sweet Pea

Daisy is a cheerful and charming flower. They represent innocence, purity, and loyalty in relationships. They also are known in modern culture as youthful, sweet, and delightful – as are people born in April.

The fragrant sweet pea is a spring climbing flower which comes in a rainbow of pastel colours. They symbolize pleasure, farewell, gratitude, appreciation, and affection.

May Birth Flowers: Lily of the Valley and Hawthorn

With tiny delicate boughs of tiny creamy coloured bells, lily of the valley is popular in classic bouquets. They symbolize humility, sweetness, returning happiness, and this reflects the loving and gentle nature of those born in May.

Hawthorn, with its robust appearance and spiky branches, seems to represent the opposite of loving and gentle. However, it is deemed to signify supreme happiness and hope, and the joy of a beautiful summer May day.

June Birth Flowers: Rose and Honeysuckle

Roses are elegant and scented, a symbol of romance, and come in a huge array of shapes and colours. They symbolise passion, love, and beauty, reflecting the spirit of the June-born.

Honeysuckle, this sticky sweet climbing flower, shows the enduring love between people, with strong bonds and sweetness. You can even make honey from honeysuckle.

July Birth Flowers: Larkspur and Water Lily

Larkspur is a tall, elegant plant whose spiky flowers come in vibrant colors. They are very dramatic, often used as a focal point in flower arrangements and gardens. They represent levity and lightness, reflecting the carefree nature of those born in July.

Water lilies are aquatic, and come in white, pink, red, and yellow. They symbolize enlightenment, purity, and spiritual rebirth.

August Birth Flowers: Gladiolus and Poppy

Also called the sword lily, the gladioli is stunning, elegant, and striking, with tall slender flower spikes. Available in a range of vibrant colours, they are an impressive flower. They symbolize integrity, strength, and infatuation, showcasing the resilient and strong spirit of the August born.

Poppies are fun, colorful, showy, and vibrant. They represent imagination, eternal sleep, dreams, and the balance between real and imagined.

September Birth Flowers: Aster and Morning Glory

Asters look a little like a daisy and come in red, purple, pink, white, and blue. They symbolize love, faith, and wisdom—and you’ll find this reflected in September-borns, who have deep emotional and intellectual qualities.

Morning glory is a trumpet-shaped vine that blooms in the morning and closes in the afternoon. It shows the fleeting beauty of life; unrequited love, mortality, and affection.

October Birth Flowers: Marigold and Cosmos

Marigolds are golden flowers that are cheerful and low maintenance, able to grow in tough conditions. They represent the warmth of the sun, creativity, and passion—all qualities found in October borns.

A stunning plant with delicate flowers that look like daisies, Cosmos generally come in white, pink, and red. They symbolize balance, harmony, and tranquillity, which October-borns have.

November Birth Flowers: Chrysanthemums and Peonies

Mums are famous for their show stopping beauty, but they have deeper meanings- friendship, love, and joy. November-borns are warm and sociable people.

Delicate peonies are lush and large, representing prosperity, romance, and honor; passionate like people born in November.

December Birth Flowers: Narcissus and Holly

These small, delicate white narcissus flowers have a lovely fragrance. They symbolize new beginnings and hope, optimism for the new year about to begin.

Holly is deciduous but the berries only appear in winter, famously used at Christmas for decorations. It means happiness, protection, and goodwill, mirroring the Christmas festive joy and spirit.