Floriography, by Gina Margolies — Birth Month Flower Meaning

Happy October! Writing a blog about birth month flowers never feels like a job. I look at beautiful photos, research flowers, share fun facts, and spotlight joyous moments, all while calling it work. Obviously, there is no downside here. It’s hard to select my favorite thing about this job, but one of my top five would be all of the things I have learned in the past two years. One of the most interesting subjects I have researched is the significance of various types of flowers in different cultures. A great example of this arose from my exploration of October’s...

April's birth month flower is the lovely daisy. Not sure what your blossom is? Give this article we recently wrote a read for some hints.   What Is Your Birth Month Flower? by Gina Margolies Has a flower ever spoken to you? Mother Nature speaks in many ways – the sound of a bird’s wings flapping towards sunset, the smell of rain falling on basil leaves, the feel of wind sliding over burnished cheeks, the taste of snow dancing on a wintertide tongue – serenading the senses with her free-spirited messages of love. Sometimes, she even utilizes words.  There is a...

Happy New Year and welcome to January!  January's birth month flower is the beautiful carnation. The scientific name of carnation is dianthus caryophyllus from dios (divine) + anthos (flower). In addition to its role as January's Birthday Blossom, carnations are also the first wedding anniversary flower and often appear in boutonnieres. Humble and commonplace, yet distinct and divine, a bouquet of carnations is the perfect way to kick off a new year. 

October's Birthday Blossom is the marigold. Scientifically referred to as tagetes, the common name marigold is derived from the words "Mary's Gold," as the flowers were called by early Christians who placed them around statues of the Virgin Mary, offering the blossoms in place of coins. Today, the marigold is a festival flower in many cultures. It is significant in Nepal, where marigold garlands are used during the Tihar festival. The marigold is also widely cultivated in India and Thailand, where large quantities of marigolds are used in garlands and decorations for weddings, festivals, and religious events. Whether celebrating your own...

Why do people like flowers so much? Here at Floriography, we often ponder thisquestion. Previous posts have explored various reasons: reminder of the renewal of life,innate desire for beauty, natural attraction to floral scents. We even analyzed themathematics of flowers in an effort to understand the appeal. (Believe it or not, that postis our most popular to date.) Another possible explanation for the perennial appeal offlowers is color. The word color has multiple meanings. In the natural world, color is the property ofproducing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects oremits light. Science...