Do you know what your birth month flowers are? If I were to ask you what your birthstone – the gemstone assigned to the month you were born in – is, there’s a good chance you’d know it, or at least understand that there is such a thing. But you might be surprised to learn that every month also has birth flowers. Where do birth month flowers originate from? It is thought that birth month flowers originated in Roman times, when ...
Birth flowers: September
Welcome to the latest post in this new series, looking at the flowers assigned to each month of the year. This time we’re looking at the birth flowers for September and their meanings. For some history on the origins of birth month flowers, take a look at my first post in the series. Aster A real favourite with gardeners for it’s long flowering season and abundance of blooms, asters also look great as a simple bunch in a vase or as part of ...