Sending flowers online make great gift for any occasion, and birthdays are no exception. There are a lot of options, and while the ideal is to buy a bouquet of flowers by post that includes your loved one’s favourite flower, that’s not always easy to achieve because you might not know what their favourite is, or maybe it is something obscure and hard to find. What do you do in that case?
Here is a simple flower buying hack - pick the flower that corresponds to the person’s birth month. That was you are sending them a thoughtful gift, even when you can’t get hold of their favourite flower. Of course, to arrange flower delivery with a birth month flowers, you need to know what they are. You can ask any florist, and they will be able to tell you. But we have also got a quick run down here for you, so if you want to send flowers online you know exactly what to pick.
Without further ado, here are the flowers for each month and their meaning.
1. January
The flower of month one is the Carnation or Snowdrop. You can probably guess why - because both bloom this month. These flowers are all about hope, rebirth, admiration, and love, which make them the perfect gift for birthday flowers.
2. February
Violet and Primrose are the flowers for February, and these petit blooms represent modesty, faithfulness and young love. So if you are not buying them for someone’s birthday in February, then they make a great gift for friends or new couples.
3. March
With spring on the way, it is probably no surprise that Daffodils are the flower of March and that they represent new beginnings and prosperity. Daffodils are great as flowers by post at any time as they always bring a smile to faces.
4. April
For an April birthday send a bouquet with a Daisy or Sweet pea as those are the perfect flowers for this month. In terms of their meaning, these flowers are all about purity, innocence and blissful pleasure, so they make good christening flowers too.
5. May
May birthdays get Lily of the valley or Hawthorns. As we start turning the corner into summer, these flowers symbolise sweetness, motherhood and hope. Plus, they are super pretty and smell beautiful.
6. June
Summer is just getting started, so it is no wonder that the flowers of June - Rose and Honeysuckle - are tokens of romance and happiness. Now, who wouldn’t want that in their bouquet?
7. July
The flowers for June might not be the most well-known, but Larkspur and Water lily send a message of positivity, purity and dignity, so it is easy to see why so many florists include them in bouquets of all kinds.
8. August
The stunning colours of Gladiolus and Poppy are what August birthdays get in their bouquet, and not only do they look spectacular, but signify the strength of character and imagination.
9. September
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If you are celebrating a birthday in September, then bouquets of Aster and Morning glory are what you need. And these couldn’t be better flowers for the occasion, as they symbolise love and affection.
10. October
Marigold and Cosmos are the flowers in October, and as the nights draw in, it is the perfect time for creativity, passion, peace and tranquillity, which is what these flowers signify.
11. November
For those born in November, the Chrysanthemum is the flower of your month, and not only does it bring joy with its colour and scent, but symbolises loyalty and honesty.
12. December
With Christmas looming, it is no wonder that the flowers of Narcissus and Holly are also the birthday flowers of this month. And when they signify hope, wealth, protection, and defence, there’s a great festive feeling that comes along with it.
