JUNE
Rose and Honeysuckle
As the warmth of the summer season sets in, one of the most iconic flowers of all time takes center stage for June birthdays—the rose. Its co-star is the cheerful and fragrant honeysuckle.
You may be surprised to learn that roses have been cultivated for over 5,000 years, but they’re actually much older than that. There is fossil evidence that roses have been around for 35 million years! According to the Greek writer Pausanias, the rose obtained its red color from the blood of Aphrodite, who cut her feet on the thorns of a rosebush while rushing to her dying lover, Adonis. Today, each color of rose has a specific meaning from the classic red signifying deep love and passion, to yellow for joy and friendship.
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