Birth flowers · Month 5
May birth flower: the lily of the valley
happiness returning
Lily of the valley means the return of happiness. Its tiny bells were said to ring in a sweeter season, and in France a sprig given on the first of May is a wish for luck for the whole year ahead. It is the flower you send someone who has come through something difficult.
If you were born in May
May people often have a settling effect on a room: calm, steady, quietly cheerful. Lily of the valley suits them because it is small and unshowy and still perfumes an entire house.
When people send it
A May birthday flower, a May Day tradition, and one of the most common flowers in bridal bouquets.
Send a May birth flower bouquet
Build a free digital bouquet with their birth flower in it, add a note, and send it as a private page with their name on it. No account, no cost.
Create a lily of the valley bouquet 💐What is the May birth flower?
The May birth flower is the lily of the valley, with the hawthorn as the month's second traditional flower. The lily of the valley means happiness returning.
What does the lily of the valley symbolise?
Lily of the valley means the return of happiness. Its tiny bells were said to ring in a sweeter season, and in France a sprig given on the first of May is a wish for luck for the whole year ahead. It is the flower you send someone who has come through something difficult.
Can I send a May birth flower bouquet online?
Yes. On DigitalBouquet you can build a free digital bouquet around the lily of the valley and send it as a private page with their name on it. It takes about a minute and costs nothing.
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