Legends and Meanings of Flowers

Flowers are beautiful, fragrant and suitable for all occasions. They are also very meaningful in more than one way. There are numerous occasions for which we buy flowers such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and even funerals. Wouldn’t it be nice to know the meaning behind the types of flowers you choose to express your feelings? You can also send flowers by choosing ones associated with the recipient’s birth month. Although there are too many different flowers to list in the scope of a brief article we’ll take a look at a few of them.

Carnations are the flowers associated with the month of January. Carnations are popular flowers and are often favored by many. In general, carnations symbolize fidelity although different meanings have been given according to color. Pink symbolizes remembrance while red is a symbol of love. White indicates purity while yellow is said to mean friendship. Carnations are also known as Jove’s Flower. According to Christian legend carnations grew from the tears of Mary.

February’s flowers are iris and violet. Iris is a lovely flower favored by the ancient Romans. It symbolizes faith, wisdom and valor. The lovely violet has a positive connotation all around with the blue variety symbolizing faithfulness and love while the white violet represents hope. Violets are also considered good luck.

The flower for the month of March is the daffodil. This flower is usually associated with rebirth and new beginnings. It has also been said to be a symbol of unrequited love. According to Greek mythology, daffodils grew in the Underworld. It was daffodils that Persephone had stopped to pick when she was carried away by Hades in his chariot.

Daisy is the flower associated with the month of April. This lovely wildflower is a symbol of love and it is best known for the “He loves me, He loves me not” rhyme that most of us have played at one time or another to try and determine the feelings of someone we’ve been infatuated with.