Birth Month Flowers

The Origins of Birth Month Flowers

The first flowers appeared on our Planet over 130 million years ago creating beauty, color and wonderful scents. Flowers have been given as gifts since time immemorial. It is believed that birthday celebrations originated in the Roman Empire and the origins of birth month flowers could be said to date back to these times. The birthday celebrations included honoring the Roman Gods and decorating their altars with flowers. During Roman birthday celebrations family and friends offered congratulations and brought gifts. The gifts included flowers - the first traditions and origins of Birth Month Flowers.

Birth Month Flowers and their Meaning

January Birth Flower 
- the Carnation or Snowdrop

February Birth Flower 
- the Violet or Primrose

March Birth Flower 
- the Jonquil (aka Daffodil or Narcissus)

April Birth Flower
- the Sweet pea or Daisy

May Birth Flower 
- the Lily of the Valley

June Birth Flower 
- the Rose or Honeysuckle

July Birth Flower 
- the Larkspur or Water Lily

August Birth Flower 
- the Gladiolus or Poppy

September Birth Flower 
- the Aster or Morning Glory

October Birth Flower 
- the Calendula or Cosmos

November Birth Flower
- the Chrysanthemum

December Birth Flower
- the Narcissus

source : http://www.birthstones.org.uk/birth-month-flowers/

Flower

A flower is the part of a plant that forms seeds or pollen or both. And only those parts of plant involved in the forming of seeds are parts of flower. Basically, a flower have bright colors and sweet smell which will attract insects. Thats what is called the beauty of nature where actually the insects are needed to help the flower make seed. And the insects won't attracted to the flowers if it have lame color and bad smell.

In our daily life, when people started talking about flowers, the first thing that will come out of the mind is the beauty and calmness of it. Maybe that is why flowers can be made as a great and ideal gift for any occasion. There are various type of flowers in this world which have its own specialty. Moreover each of the flowers have its own meaning that even makes it so special.