YOUR BIRTH FLOWERS

• January: Bluebells symbolize innocence, purity and hope. Carnations are a symbol of love, loyalty and perseverance.
• February: Violets symbolize loyalty and faithfulness. Primroses are stronger flowers that are often given as a gift to let someone know you can’t live without them.
• March: Daffodils symbolize new beginnings, joy, and a deep love that cannot be duplicated.
• April: Daisies, with a bright yellow center and white petals, have a meaning of loyal love and purity. Sweet peas symbolize blissful pleasure.
• May: The lily of the valley that symbolizes humility, hope and sweetness.
• June: Roses mean love, devotion and beauty, white ones symbolize purity, pink one’s grace and joy and red ones symbolize romance.
• July: The Larkspur symbolizes a strong bond, grace, good intentions and positivity.
• August: Bright and bold Gladioli symbolize strength and integrity, and the shape of the flower represents a heart pierced by love. A yellow poppy symbolizes success and a red one means pleasure.
• September: Asters are a bright flower; they symbolize strong and powerful love. Bells have a meaning of affection.
• October: Cosmos are delicate and cheerful flowers; they symbolize peace and harmony. A fragrant and abundant flower, marigolds symbolize optimism, prosperity and the rising sun.
• November: Chrysanthemums, popular in autumn, symbolize joy and longevity. The white ones have another meaning of pure love and purity, the red ones simply mean “I love you.”
• December: Although holly is not technically a flower, it has the meaning of happiness and fertility. Narcissus in all its types, represents inspiration, vitality and fidelity.

Who decided the flowers of the birth month?

According to history, they originated in Roman times, when people began celebrating birthdays. These celebrations included covering the altars of the Roman gods with floral decoration.