What are the birth flowers for each month?

January: carnation and snowdrop; February: violet and primrose; March: daffodil and jonquil; April: daisy and sweet pea; May: lily of the valley and hawthorn; June: rose and honeysuckle; July: larkspur and water lily; August: gladiolus and poppy; September: aster and morning glory; October: marigold and cosmos; November: chrysanthemum; December: narcissus (paperwhite) and holly.

What are the birthstones for each month?

January: garnet; February: amethyst; March: aquamarine, bloodstone; April: diamond; May: emerald; June: pearl, moonstone, alexandrite; July: ruby; August: peridot, spinel, sardonyx; September: sapphire; October: opal, tourmaline; November: topaz, citrine; December: turquoise, tanzanite, zircon.

Why do some months have more than one birthstone?

The modern list added alternatives over the years, often to give a month a more affordable or more available stone. June, August, October, November and December have more than one.

Home / Free gift tools / Birth month

Birth flowers and birthstones by month

Every month has a flower or two and a stone or more, each with a colour and an old meaning. Pick a month for the full page, or see all twelve below.

All twelve months

MONTH	FLOWERS	STONES
January	Carnation, Snowdrop	Garnet
February	Violet, Primrose	Amethyst
March	Daffodil, Jonquil	Aquamarine, Bloodstone
April	Daisy, Sweet pea	Diamond
May	Lily of the valley, Hawthorn	Emerald
June	Rose, Honeysuckle	Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite
July	Larkspur, Water lily	Ruby
August	Gladiolus, Poppy	Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
September	Aster, Morning glory	Sapphire
October	Marigold, Cosmos	Opal, Tourmaline
November	Chrysanthemum	Topaz, Citrine
December	Narcissus (paperwhite), Holly	Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon

For the birthday itself

A birth month is a good start for a gift: the stone gives you a colour, the flower a scent or a pattern. For the rest, my birthday boxes ship free across Canada with a card written by hand, and what to write in a birthday card helps with the words.

Questions

What are the birth flowers for each month?: January: carnation and snowdrop; February: violet and primrose; March: daffodil and jonquil; April: daisy and sweet pea; May: lily of the valley and hawthorn; June: rose and honeysuckle; July: larkspur and water lily; August: gladiolus and poppy; September: aster and morning glory; October: marigold and cosmos; November: chrysanthemum; December: narcissus (paperwhite) and holly.
What are the birthstones for each month?: January: garnet; February: amethyst; March: aquamarine, bloodstone; April: diamond; May: emerald; June: pearl, moonstone, alexandrite; July: ruby; August: peridot, spinel, sardonyx; September: sapphire; October: opal, tourmaline; November: topaz, citrine; December: turquoise, tanzanite, zircon.
Why do some months have more than one birthstone?: The modern list added alternatives over the years, often to give a month a more affordable or more available stone. June, August, October, November and December have more than one.