Birthday flowers
Oh, what birthday flowers should I choose?
Oh... Someone's got a birthday! You can't allow yourself forgetting the flowers, so go there and pick up the right ones!
The white color stands for purity, innocence and honor -. You can choose a different color for the roses. Red flowers symbolize love, passion, desire and energy. Pink flowers symbolize joyfulness, youth and admiration. Yellow flowers symbolize happiness, and they are a good choice for birthday flowers, because they traditionally are used for presents between friends. Orange stands for passion and energy. Blue is the color of peace and calm.
Orchids, roses, lilies and tropical flowers are available during the whole year. You can use seasonal birthday flowers:
Spring - Lilac, Iris, Daffodils, Tulip, Gerber daisies, Wax-flower, Boronia
Summer - Sunflower, Freesia, Chrysanthemum, Orchid, Forget-Me-Not, Zinnia
Autumn - Dahlia, Arum, Gladioli, Dendrobium, Hydrangea
Winter - Amaryllis, Calla lilies, Magnolia, Red or white roses, Skimmia, Ilex berry, Jasmine
Try to choose birthday flowers, which will stay fresh for a long time. Also, if possible, which have some personal meaning to the person who is having a birthday.
You can also choose the flowers or whole plants, which correspond with the month of the birthday, for instance:
January - carnation, snowdrop, lavender, cactus, lemon, rosemary, oak leaf, orange blossom, mignonette, night's shade (pride, admiration, fascination)
February - violet, primrose, iris, leek, moss, cypress, saffron, pineapple flower, pea, linden, calla lily, yew, amaryllis (faith, wisdom, virtue)
March - daffodil, jonquil, ivy, heliotrope, fern, pine, fir, anemone, hyacinth, dogbane, walnut, maple, white violet ( devotion, affection, new beginnings)
April - daisy, rush, myrrh, hop, barberry, columbine, bridal rose, musk plant, china aster, beech, tulip, yellow violet, vernal grass (youth, pleasure, playfulness)
May - lily, may rose, willow, quince, myrtle, red poppy, syringe, star of Bethlehem, ophrys  (hope, happiness, virtue)
June - rose, palm, red tulip, marjoram, potato blossom, mustard seed, peony, hollyhock (love, affection)
July - water lily, delphinium, xanthium, basil, belladonna, bilberry, bramble, basil, dog rose, fig tree (open heart, laughter)
August - gladiolas, moss rose, vine, willow herb, damask rose, vetch, ( moral, character, imagination)
September - aster, morning glory, iris, madder, acacia( magic, glory, affection)
October - calendula, stock, turnip, juniper, larch, peppermint, parsley (joy)
November - chrysanthemum, mimosa, lichens, mandrake, (light, energy, joy)
December - narcissus, poinsettia, petunia, ash tree, citron (cheer, good wishes)
You can order ready bouquets of birthday flowers on the internet or you can get tips and ideas how to arrange flowers in birthday bouquets.
There are a lot of advices and techniques on how to arrange birthday flowers on the internet. If you don't want so give a lot of money to some florist or you simply want to do it by yourself, or with the help of someone close to you, just look in the internet. You can practice a few times at home; you can try out different flowers and find out how they look arranged. You can do that before every occasion, it is always nice if there is a personal touch.
Think about buying a whole plant instead of a bouquet for the birthday. The plant is going to live a lot longer than the bouquets and it's even a good present by itself.
Here is a video about arranging birthday flowers: