Floriography, by Gina Margolies — Birth Month Flower

September's birth month flower is the aster. The name of the flower derives from the Greek word for star. Asters can be found in a number of colors, including pink, red, white, lilac, and mauve. Aster speaks of love and patience. Happy September!

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...

January's Birthday Blossom is the beautiful Carnation. This Birthday Blossom is loving, proud, and distinct. Familiar to many as the traditional flower for boutonnieres, carnations are usually white, pink, red or stripes of those colors. The scientific name for carnation, dianthus caryophyllus, comes from the Greek words for divine flower and it’s easy to see why. Carnations are a traditional first wedding anniversary gift as well as commonly given on Mother’s Day, or maybe you buy them for yourself, just because. Whatever the reason, lovely carnations always bring a distinct beauty to your day. PICK YOURS TODAY!