Birth Month	Birth Flower	Flower Color	Flower Meaning
January	Carnation or Snowdrop	Black, Dark Blue or Red	Fascination; Devoted Love / Consolation; A Friend in Adversity
February	Violet or Primrose	Violet, Sky Blue or Yellow	Modesty; Faithfulness; Virtue / Young Love
March	Daffodil or Jonquil	White or Light Blue	Regard; Devotion / Affection Returned; Sympathy
April	Daisy or Sweet Pea	Yellow, Red and Colorless	Innocence; Youth; Purity / Goodbye; Blissful Pleasure; Departure
May	Lily of the Valley or Hawthorn	Yellow, Red and Green	Sweetness; Humility; Return of Happiness / Fertility; Hope
June	Rose or Honeysuckle	Light Blue, White and Cream	Love / Devoted Affection
July	Larkspur or Water Lily	Green, Russet and Red	Laughter / Purity of Heart
August	Gladiolas or Poppy	Orange, Red and Light Green	Strength of Character; Sincerity; Generosity; Natural Grace / Eternal Sleep; Imagination; Oblivion
September	Aster or Morning Glory	Brown, Deep Blue	Symbol of Love; Daintiness / Talisman of Love; Affection
October	Calendula or Cosmos	White, Yellow and Varied	Joy / Modesty
November	Chrysanthemum	Dark Blue, Red and Yellow	Cheerfulness; You're a Wonderful Friend; Rest; Lovliness; Abundance; Wealth
December	Narcissus or Holly	Indigo, Green, Greenish-Blue	Stay as Sweet as You Are; Egotism; Formality / Foresight, Good Wishes

HERE ARE SOME OF THE SITES I FOUND FOR BIRTH FLOWERS

"amazing how we can never know it all"

 

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BIRTH FLOWERS

Birth Flowers

 

January: Carnation

Known as the "flower of love" or "flower of the gods," the carnation is one of the oldest cultivated flowers in history. If you think they're common, then that's only because you haven't grown them in your garden or eaten them in your salad! Curious?

 

February: Iris

Essential oils from the Iris plant are used in aromatherapy and in making perfume. But it's even more interesting to note that some species of Iris are used making a popular alcholic beverage..  Iris germanica, Iris florentina, and Iris pallida are used making gin--

 

March: Daffodil

Daffodils are your garden's narcissists...  daffodils have narcotic (and toxic) properties.

Anyway you have it, daffodils are just plain lovely, and a more-than-welcome sight in the spring garden.

 

April: Daisy

Daisies open with the sun and close at dark, which is how they get their common name: "Day's eye."

 

May: Lily of the valley

These sweet-smelling, dainty, shade-loving plants are a true harbinger of spring, and are sold on the streets of France on May Day.

 

June: Rose

Roses have a long history and have been the subject of art and literary works for hundreds--if not thousands--of years.

 

July: Delphinium

Delphiniums are extremely toxic (like, if you eat one, you could die), so site them with care and admire them from afar.

 

August: Gladiolus

Claude Monet liked gladiolas enough to paint them. Even better, you can breed your own Gladiolus hybrids. A cool birth plant to have, indeed.

 

September: Aster

The word Aster has its roots in the ancient Greek language, where astron meant star--other star-related words are asteroid, astronaut, asterisk.   Ssters shine like stars in the garden, with daisy-like flowers that attract butterflies. When many other plants are getting ready to go to sleep for the winter, asters are just getting started.

 

October: Pot Marigold

Pot marigolds are a great plant to have in ornamental, veggie, and herb gardens alike. They attract good bugs and repel the bad ones. You can use their petals in cooking or to make your own beauty products.  Pot marigolds are a great plant to have in ornamental, veggie, and herb gardens alike. They attract good bugs and repel the bad ones. Their daisy-like petals are beautiful and can be used in salads and desserts. And they have a long list of medicinal and health and beauty uses.

 

November: Chrysanthemum

Fall just wouldn't be the same without this perennial flowering herb. Yup, that's right. We said herb. Chrysanthemums are a fall-blooming flowering herb. They provide food for butterfly larvae, and herbal tea for people

 

December: Paperwhite

Paperwhite daffodils are the perfect December flower. They are surprisingly easy to grow indoors.