Would you like to know your birth month flower? We all know about our zodiac signs and personality traits. However, most people don't know there is also a birth month flower with a special meaning. The twelve months of the year are each associated with unique birth flowers carrying symbolic meaning.

Flowers and plants have been traditional gifts for centuries, connecting us to the year's seasons. Beyond beauty, birth flowers represent virtues, hopes, and personality traits associated with each part of the year.

The following is a birth month flower list for each month:

birth month flowers chart

Month	Flower Birth Months	birth month flowers meaning
January	Carnation and Snowdrop	pure love, hope
February	Violet and Primrose	faith, purity, new beginnings
March	Daffodil and Jonquil	rebirth, hope, friendship
April	Daisy and Sweet Pea	innocence, purity, gratitude
May	Lily of the Valley and Hawthorn	purity, love, sweetness, hope, protection
June	Rose and Honeysuckle	love, beauty, loyalty, devotion
July	Larkspur and Water Lily	wisdom, courage, purity, peace
August	Gladiolus and Poppy	remembrance, admiration, comfort, sleep
September	Aster and Morning Glory	wisdom, affection, courage, creativity
October	Marigold and Cosmos	longevity, joy, loyalty, remembrance
November	Chrysanthemum and Peony	sincerity, sympathy, conceit, vanity
December	Narcissus and Holly	protection, peace, love, fertility

To help you choose the perfect birthday bouquet, here are our tips on choosing birth flower by date and its meaning.

A Flower For Each Month

Here are the traditional birthday flowers for each month of the year. Each flower carries its own symbolic meaning and cultural or historical background.

January Birth Flower - Carnation and Snowdrop

Carnations have been admired for centuries as one of the most popular bloom varieties. Their ruffled, colorful petals beautifully convey pride, love, and admiration. In the Victorian era, each carnation color carried a distinct coded meaning, with red symbolizing deep love and affection.

Snowdrops hold significance as one of the first flowers to bloom each year, pushing up gently through layers of snow as early as January. Their delicate white blossoms represent purity, innocence, and hope during dreary winter months. In ancient folklore, snowdrops were used as charms against evil spirits. They signify rebirth and new beginnings coming with the spring season soon ahead.

February Birth Flower - Violet and Primrose

It's incredible how much impact a tiny flower like Violet can make, representing faithfulness, virtue, and modesty. In the coded Victorian flower messages, giving purple violets meant the giver's thoughts were occupied with love for the recipient. White violets, more specifically, symbolized purity and innocence. Their early spring arrival before Valentine's Day brings a sweet, meaningful romantic offering.

Primroses similarly convey young love and impatience for romance characteristic of youth. Their subtle hues mirror the understated personalities drawn to these blooms.

March Birth Flower – Daffodil and Jonquil

Few flowers represent the optimistic uplift of spring better than March's golden daffodils. Their trumpet-shaped blossoms fill gardens and meadows with the bright vibrancy of the changing season. Beyond simple beauty, daffodils symbolically convey rebirth, renewal, and prosperity.

The miniaturized version, jonquils, joins as March's secondary birth month flower. Like their larger cousins, their bright yellow and white petaled heads signal spring's arrival, representing rebirth, creativity, success, and affection.

April Birth Month Flower – Daisy and Sweet Pea

April brings a blossoming of spring flowers, notably daisies and sweet peas. Charming daisies hold deep meaning across cultures, representing purity, innocence, and loyal love. Specifically, Gerbera daisies express cheerfulness, conveying bright happiness through their warm hues.

Sweet peas match this youthful exuberance with their significance, symbolizing blissful pleasure, enjoyment, and departure after good times. Their charming, fragile beauty smiles fleetingly like the capriciousness of spring's changeable weather.

May Birth Flower– Lily of the Valley and Hawthorn

The lily of the valley bursts forth by May, bringing lovely bell-shaped blooms that emit a wonderful, sweet fragrance. Also known as Our Lady's Tears, the lily of the valley represents the return of happiness and is considered extremely lucky. Folklore tells us that this flower bloomed where the Virgin Mary's tears hit the ground, bringing sweetness from sadness.

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Hawthorn flowers join as a secondary flower with cheerful blossoms and symbolic meaning related to supreme happiness and hope. They indicate that obstacles can be overcome no matter how challenging.

June Birth Flower– Rose and Honeysuckle

Roses are universally admired for their beauty, scent, and symbolism, and they convey love in all forms. Red roses represent romance and desire, while other colorful varieties symbolize gratitude, purity, joy, or remembrance. The ancient Greeks and Romans correlated roses with Aphrodite and Venus, elevating roses as the consummate symbols of affection.

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Sweet honeysuckle brings its own meaningful breezy blossoms as June's second flower. In the Victorian era, they signified generous, devoted bonds of love. In ancient folklore, honeysuckle has connotations related to the everlasting bonds of true love based on the flowering vine's propensity to continue growing back after being damaged.

July Birth Flower– Larkspur and Water Lily

The tall spires of delphinium flowers, commonly called larkspur, bring cheerful color in July with abundant blooms. Beyond their vibrant beauty, larkspur holds symbolic meaning related to lightness, swiftness, and positivity. The blue and purple shades are said to represent open communication.

Joining larkspur, the stately white water lily also blooms elegantly across July. These aquatically rooted flowers hold deep cultural meaning, representing fertility and the virtues of purity, focus, and enlightenment. The dual flowers of July provide bright complementary symbols of dignity, optimism, and clarity.

August Birth Flower– Gladiolus and Poppy

Gladiolus brings an eye-catching spiky blossom representing strength and calm to fiery August. Their sword-shaped flowers earned them the nickname "sword lily." Beyond beauty, gladiolus symbolizes integrity, remembrance, infatuation, and honor. The bold red varieties particularly stand for moral goodness.

Poppies match with their own myths and medicinal meanings as August's second flower. Associated with eternal sleep and peace, poppies grew on battlefields, lending them both a tragic and romantic appeal. They additionally represent imagination and consolation. August's flowers remind us of passion and the virtues that provide comfort.

September Birth Flower– Aster and Morning Glory

Beyond charming beauty, asters symbolize powerful sentimental meaning related to love. In the language of flowers, they represented patience and daintiness, often gifted to convey emotional depth, including sensitivity and undying love.

The September morning glory joins in, stretching its vibrant vines toward the rising sun. These flowers hold their own symbolic meanings of affection and unrequited love. Their ephemeral blooming cycles gave rise to meaning related to the fleeting nature of mortality. September flowers remind us to cherish each living moment and nurture the relationships sustaining us.

October Birth Flower– Marigold and Cosmos

Marigolds glow with passion and creativity as October's primary birth flower. Their rich golden blossoms reflect the vibrant colors of autumn foliage around them. As symbols, marigolds have signified warmth, creativity, affection, and peace.

The airy daisy-like cosmos flower balances marigolds with lighter blossoms in pink, purple, and white hues. Representing order, serenity, and innocence, the cosmos is said to attract both peace and tranquility.

November Birth Flower- Chrysanthemum and Peony

Every color of the chrysanthemum conveys a different meaning; for example, white represents honesty and innocence, whereas red signifies true love. In some cultures, chrysanthemums are also used to express sorrow.

The lush, almost cabbage-shaped peony flower joins as November's second flower with its own deep roots. The peony represented honor, prosperity, and bashfulness. The extravagant flowers were believed to be capable of healing wounds on heroes.

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December Birth Flower– Narcissus

Symbolizing renewal and fresh starts, the visually captivating narcissus cradles winter with optimism. Marking the solstice, narcissus conveys respect, faith, and the emergence of brighter days ahead. Though commonly called daffodils, mythology links narcissus flowers to the legend of a handsome hunter so mesmerized by his own reflection that he fell fatally into pond waters.

Why Do Some Months Have Two Birth Month Flowers?

Some months have two designated flowers, allowing for more personalization and deeper meaning.

Having more than one birth flower for each month also ensures seasonal availability. With various climates and global supply chains, a secondary flower option helps connect loved ones with appropriate blossoms to convey well wishes.

How to Choose the Right Birth Flower Gift

When selecting a birth month flower gift, consider what meaning you wish to convey. Research the symbolism and folklore behind each blossom for a personalized message. You can also consider favorite colors and flower types to select an arrangement sure to delight them. Combine both birth flowers for their month into a stunning bouquet for the ultimate gift. Mix colors and textures for gorgeous contrast and depth of meaning.

Final Words

Celebrating a birthday with a birth month flower adds a touch of elegance and personalization. Whether in Victorian times or today, these petals may continue spreading beauty, hope, and connection through every season.