What Are the Designated Flowers for Each Month?

Many of us are fond of looking at the horoscope because we know our Zodiac signs. Somehow they seem to give a little spice to our life when we read on what is in store for us based on movement of the Sun, Moon and the planets in relation to our birth date. Women mostly, are also aware of their birthstones. Some buy jewelries with these stones that are assigned for each month, not only because they are very pretty to look at, but also because these precious stones traditionally tend to be associated with certain qualities.

But wouldn't it be interesting to also know about the flowers for each month? Aside from discovering the flowers assigned for the month we were born, it would be a brilliant idea to gift someone with the flowers for their birth month.

Here is the list and a few information about the flowers:

January: Carnation
Carnations have been traditionally associated with fascination, which is but fitting for the start and freshness of the new year. Its botanical name is Dianthus, which means divine flower. Carnation was the flesh-pink color that Elizabethan portrait painters used as background wash. The red carnation was said to mean "alas for my poor heart", while a striped carnation would mean refusal. If one would give a yellow carnation, it would mean disdain, while a pink one depicts a woman's love.

February: Iris
Iris is a lovely flower that has the shades of cool blue and snowy white. It represents faith, wisdom and hope. A stylized iris is the fleur-de-lis which descends from the white iris that grew in the city walls of Florence, Italy. Displayed against a red background, it became Florence's symbol. The Medici family reversed the colors in making the iris red to signal a change in political power. This actually led to a breeding program to hybridize a red iris. The iris is seen in the Quebec flag, and is the universal symbol of Scouting.