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Flowers first appeared over 130 million years ago – creating beauty, color, and glorious scents. It is believed that flowers have been given as gifts since the Roman Empire, and the origins of birth flowers could be said to date back to these times.

Flora was the Roman Goddess of flowers and her name continues to be used as the collective term for plants & flowers.

Our research finds three birth flowers for February – violet, primrose, and iris. Although thanks to Valentine’s Day, the rose is the flower most associated with February.

Violet

A diminutive flower, the violet has a multitude of meanings.  Christianity associates the violet with Mary and the quality of modesty. Violets can also denote spiritual wisdom, humility, and faithfulness. 

According to floriography (an elaborate language developed to convey feelings & emotions during the Victorian era), violets said  “I return your love” & “I’ll always be true.”

The color violet was named for the flower and signifies royalty, power & confidence.

Primrose

The name is derived from the Latin “primus”, meaning first rose. They symbolize courage because they blossom in the cold harsh month of February.

Iris

The iris symbolizes faith, valor, and wisdom.

The Rose

Happy Valentines!

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