What is Your Birth Flower?

A Guide to the October Birth Flower and Its Meaning

Just like with zodiac signs and personality traits, each of us has a flower associated with the month of our birthday. Birth flowers carry their own characteristics, are packed with symbolism, and can say a lot about who you are.

The unique meanings of each birth flower also make them thoughtful gift ideas for the people important to you.

To help you pick the right flower for your month, we are compiling a series of short articles that dig into the symbology behind each bloom, starting with the current month of October.

OCTOBER

October is the month mostly related to creativity, love, and courage. So it’s no surprise it has two birth flowers: Marigolds and Cosmos.

Marigolds

The beginning of a new school year is always an exciting time filled with fresh opportunities for success. While this school year brings new challenges unfamiliar to all of us, it’s up to us to make the most of how we plan on handling it. Most of us have shifted to remote learning, meaning we’ve all had to transform a space in our home where we feel comfortable enough to spend most of our day. It’s important to lift our spirits during these times while we begin to learn from home and start off the school year strong! We have come up with a list of study tips that will help you stay focused and successful for the coming school year.

1. Surround yourself with florals!

As we shift into this “new norm” of remote learning, we have to create a space where we are comfortable spending most of our day in order to be efficient and stay motivated during these times. Plants have an incredibl