Birth flower prints for every month

Birth flower prints, month by month

Each month has a pair of birth flowers in the British tradition, and each print paints the two together. The flowers follow the season where they can: snowdrops in January, daffodils in March, roses in June, chrysanthemums in November. Our guide to birth flowers by month gives the flowering times in a British garden.

• January Birth Flowers: Carnation and Snowdrop. Pink and red carnations with white snowdrops on a frosty lilac ground.
• February Birth Flowers: Violet and Iris. Purple violets and deep blue irises with green leaves on a pale blush ground.
• March Birth Flowers: Daffodil and Jonquil. Yellow daffodils and small narcissi against a soft sky-blue ground.
• April Birth Flowers: Daisy and Sweet Pea. White daisies and pink, mauve and white sweet peas on a pale chartreuse ground.
• May Birth Flowers: Lily of the Valley and Hawthorn. White lily of the valley bells and a branch of hawthorn blossom on a cream ground.
• June Birth Flowers: Rose and Honeysuckle. Full-blown pink, coral and plum garden roses with honeysuckle.
• July Birth Flowers: Delphinium and Water Lily. Tall blue delphiniums, pink water lilies, poppies and roses in a summer border.
• August Birth Flowers: Gladiolus and Poppy. Tall coral and scarlet gladioli with red poppies and seed heads on an ochre ground.
• September Birth Flowers: Aster and Morning Glory. Purple and mauve asters with blue morning glory trumpets on a blush ground.
• October Birth Flowers: Marigold and Cosmos. Orange and gold marigolds with pink and white cosmos on a deep aubergine ground.
• November Birth Flower: Chrysanthemum. Large bronze, rust and plum chrysanthemums on a muted lilac-grey ground.
• December Birth Flowers: Holly and Narcissus. Glossy holly with red berries and white narcissus on a deep green ground.

Where birth flowers come from

Birth flowers are a custom, not a rule: lists differ between countries and between printers, and most go back to Victorian flower books. Our flower meanings guide looks at what those books actually said. The pairs here follow the list most British florists use, so a June birthday gets the rose and the honeysuckle.

A birth flower print as a birthday or baby gift

A birth flower print suits a birthday, a new baby or a christening, because it marks the month without a name or a date on it. For two people, two months side by side in matching frames make a pair for an anniversary or a couple's birthdays. Every print is made to order, so allow up to 9 working days before the date.

Sizes for a nursery or bedroom

A4 and A3 suit a nursery shelf or a bedside wall. If the print is for a child, a framed print or a metal print stands up better to a busy room than an unframed poster. The size guide shows each size against a real wall.