Birth Flower December Uk
The november birth flower is the chrysanthemum.
Birth flower december uk. Today it is associated with happiness and optimism. Legend states that after narcissus died apollo turned him into the flower narcissus. The tradition became enormously popular in britain during victorian times and many books were written on the subject.
Though technically a foliage and not a flower the glossy green leaves and bright red berries of the holly are synonymous with christmas spirit and so an apt choice for celebrating a december birthday. Find out below what meaning your birth flower has. As the december birth flower or berry or drupe or whatever you want to call it the holly is full of symbolism.
Skip to navigation skip to content. Although some animals and birds enjoy holly berries they are semi toxic to humans. 5 out of 5 stars 1 840 1 840 reviews 12 50.
The one you ll usually see growing in the uk and used in christmas decorations is ilex aquifolium the common english or european holly. Paperwhites are grown from bulbs and are native to the mediterranean. These flowers are typically associated with christmas.
A real symbol of the season it s no surprise that the holly is the birth flower for december. So whether you re gift hunting for someone born in may or march september or november it s the perfect way to show them a little birthday love. In christianity the berries were believed to be white but stained red by christ s blood while the spiky leaves represented the crown of thorns.
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