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August birth flower
The August birth flowers are the gladiolus and the poppy. The gladiolus traditionally stands for strength of character, and the poppy for remembrance.
The August flowers
Gladiolus
Primary- Meaning
- Strength of character
- Botanical name
- Gladiolus
- What it looks like
- Tall flower spikes; the name comes from the Latin gladius, “sword”, for its leaf shape.
Poppy
Secondary- Meaning
- Remembrance
- Botanical name
- Papaver
- What it looks like
- Papery petals, best known in red — the emblem of war remembrance.
Meanings come from the Victorian language of flowers and vary a little between sources.
More about August birthdays
- Birthstone
- Peridot and Spinel →
- Zodiac signs
- ♌ Leo (August 1–22), ♍ Virgo (August 23–31)
Famous people born in August
They share the gladiolus as their birth flower.
Neil ArmstrongNapoleon BonaparteBarack ObamaMichael JacksonBill ClintonMadonnaUsain BoltRoger FedererAndy WarholWhitney HoustonRobert De NiroRoy Keane
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