Carnation

The January birth flowers are the carnation and the snowdrop. The carnation stands for love and fascination, and the snowdrop for hope.

Carnation

Carnations are among the longest-lasting cut flowers, with ruffled, lightly clove-scented blooms in almost every color. The color changes the message: pink is often linked with gratitude and a mother's love, red with deep affection, and white with pure love and good luck.

Snowdrop

Snowdrops are small white bells that push up through the last of the winter snow. Their botanical name, Galanthus, means milk flower, and they have long been read as a sign of hope because they arrive before spring does.

As a gift

A simple bunch of pink carnations is an easy January birthday gift, and it often stays fresh for two weeks or more. More birth flower gift ideas.

As a tattoo

Carnations suit a full, ruffled bloom. A snowdrop works well as a fine-line stem on the wrist or ankle. More birth flower tattoo ideas.