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January birth flower
The January birth flowers are the carnation and the snowdrop. The carnation traditionally stands for love and distinction, and the snowdrop for hope.
The January flowers
Carnation
Primary- Meaning
- Love and distinction
- Botanical name
- Dianthus caryophyllus
- What it looks like
- Ruffled, clove-scented blooms that come in almost every color.
Snowdrop
Secondary- Meaning
- Hope
- Botanical name
- Galanthus
- What it looks like
- One of the first bulbs to flower, often pushing up through late-winter snow.
Meanings come from the Victorian language of flowers and vary a little between sources.
More about January birthdays
- Birthstone
- Garnet →
- Zodiac signs
- ♑ Capricorn (January 1–19), ♒ Aquarius (January 20–31)
Famous people born in January
They share the carnation as their birth flower.
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartMartin Luther King Jr.Elvis PresleyIsaac NewtonMuhammad AliGreta ThunbergDavid BowieOprah WinfreyStephen HawkingFranklin D. RooseveltJeff BezosCatherine, Princess of Wales
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