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May birth flower
The May birth flowers are the lily of the valley and the hawthorn. The lily of the valley traditionally stands for sweetness and the return of happiness, and the hawthorn for hope and protection.
The May flowers
Lily of the valley
Primary- Meaning
- Sweetness and the return of happiness
- Botanical name
- Convallaria majalis
- What it looks like
- Tiny, fragrant white bells on arching stems. Every part of the plant is poisonous if eaten.
Hawthorn
Secondary- Meaning
- Hope and protection
- Botanical name
- Crataegus
- What it looks like
- A small tree whose white or pink blossom opens in May — in Britain it's simply called “may”.
Meanings come from the Victorian language of flowers and vary a little between sources.
More about May birthdays
- Birthstone
- Emerald →
- Zodiac signs
- ♉ Taurus (May 1–20), ♊ Gemini (May 21–31)
Famous people born in May
They share the lily of the valley as their birth flower.
John F. KennedyMark ZuckerbergMary RobinsonBob DylanAdeleBonoMalcolm XAudrey HepburnDavid BeckhamSalvador DalíA. J. HackettAbid Surti
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