December 2025
Beginner
128 pages
3h 46m
English
Since ancient Roman times, when the tradition of celebrating birthdays first began, each month of the year has been paired with a representational flower. Today we recognize them as birth month flowers.
Over the centuries, the flowers assigned to each month evolved and expanded. Some are natural fits, like the daffodils that bloom in the early spring associated with the month of March. Or holly, a hallmark of the holiday season, paired with December. Others are the same color as their month’s birthstone, such as the purple shades of violets that match amethysts in February.
But it doesn’t stop there. During the Victorian era, books like The Language of Flowers: An Alphabet of Floral Emblems (1857) ...
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