Every month of the year comes with its own flower, a tradition that florists and gift givers have leaned on for generations. It is one of our favorite bits of floral lore, because it turns an ordinary birthday bouquet into something that feels chosen specifically for the person unwrapping it.
At Bedford Village Flower Shoppe, our designers love building birthday arrangements around a birth month flower, then elevating it with the lush, garden style blooms our boutique in historic Bedford Village is known for. Here is your guide to the right flowers for every birthday month, season by season.
A birthday arrangement built around someone’s birth flower does two things at once. It delivers the beauty of fresh flowers, and it carries a small story the recipient may not even know about themselves. Telling a January friend that the carnation stands for devotion, or a September friend that the aster symbolizes wisdom, turns the gift into a moment.
January belongs to the carnation, a flower of devotion and admiration that thrives in the cold months. February pairs with the violet, a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness that suits the month of valentines beautifully. March brings the daffodil, the first trumpet of spring and a natural emblem of new beginnings.
For winter birthdays, we love working these meanings into arrangements with rich texture and greenery, so the flowers feel abundant even when the world outside is bare.
April’s flower is the daisy, cheerful and honest, joined by the sweet pea and its delicate fragrance. May claims the lily of the valley, tiny bells that stand for sweetness and the return of happiness. June, fittingly, belongs to the rose, the most beloved birth flower of them all.
Designs like our Whispers of Summer Garden Style capture that spring into summer feeling with airy blues, sunny yellows, and crisp whites gathered loosely, the way a garden would arrange itself.
July birthdays get the larkspur, tall and generous, a symbol of an open heart. August belongs to the gladiolus, the flower of strength and integrity, and September to the aster, a starry bloom that stands for wisdom and love.
Summer birthday arrangements can afford to be bold. Our Lavender Glow Garden Style layers violets and lavenders with soft greens, a beautiful nod to the season’s richer palette.
October’s marigold and cosmos bring warmth and abundant color as the leaves turn. November is the month of the chrysanthemum, a flower of friendship and long life that shines in autumn arrangements. December closes the year with the narcissus and holly, bright notes of hope in the darkest weeks.
The birth month list is a starting point, never a rule. If your August friend has loved peonies her whole life, our designers will build her something unforgettable around what she loves. Tell us about the person, their favorite colors, and how their home feels, and we will design an arrangement worthy of their day.
And for the person who deserves flowers more than once a year, a flower subscription is a birthday gift that keeps arriving, month after month.
Here are a few designs we love for birthdays. Tap any option to see current choices and place your order.
Meadow Harmony Inspired Arrangement
Crisp whites and garden greens in a loose, natural gathering that suits every home and every age.
Pink and Green Summer Inspired Arrangement
Vivid pinks and fresh green accents for the birthday person who loves color and is not shy about it.
Lavender Glow Inspired Arrangement
Lavender, blush, and white blooms in a soft, romantic palette that feels like a summer evening.
Whether you lean on the birth month tradition or design around a favorite color, the right flowers make a birthday feel celebrated. Browse our birthday collection online, visit our shoppe in historic Bedford Village, or call 914-234-7180 and let our designers create something personal. Same day delivery is available across Bedford, Katonah, Mt. Kisco, Pound Ridge, Greenwich, and the surrounding towns.
