A September filled with love…

September’s birth flower is the daisy-like Aster, said to symbolise powerful love, faith, wisdom and colour, which blooms in pink, red, white, lilac and mauve.

All of these varieties will be yellow in the centre and although the flower resembles a daisy it is actually related to the sunflower. This plant was named after the Greek word for ‘star’ as the shape of the flower head resembles one.

The giving of flowers as gifts to celebrate birthdays is believed to have started during the Roman Empire when family and friends would gather together with gifts. Those gifts were often in the form of flowers and the hidden message “Take care of yourself for me” is what is being sent with a gift of asters making them the perfect choice for a Birthday Present or a September Wedding.