September birthdays are an excellent time to celebrate someone's life- who they are, what theyve accomplished, what they mean to you. One special way to honor your September honoree is with gifts inspired by the sapphire, September's birthstone, or asters, September's birth flower. You can trust the team at French Florist to create beautiful birthday bouquets! Sapphires are typically most valuable in shades of brilliant blue. They have long been considered to bring wisdom, protection and even a bit of good luck. They have often been associated with royalty and the social elite ancient kings wore them around their necks to protect themselves from harm, while priests have worn them to receive divine wisdom. The great explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton carried a sapphire with him for good fortune while traveling, and even Prince Charles gave Lady Diana Spencer a sapphire engagement ring. If you would like to create a bouquet inspired by the sapphire, you can look to delphinium, hydrangea, and larkspur, all of which grow in shades of blue.
Likewise, September asters also have much history and lore connected to them. Asters get their name from the Greek word for 'star, and many stories include a connection between asters and stars. For example, one legend proposes that Virgo cast stardust all throughout the earth. Another claims that when the goddess Asterea wept, asters bloomed where her tears fell.
Asters bloom in the late summer and early fall, and thus make appropriate ambassadors for September birthdays.
This brilliant display of color, featured above, includes deep blue hydrangea (a nod to sapphires) with pink Gerber daisies, yellow sunflowers, orange roses and lilies- A Perfect Day for a birthday surprise! Here a hint add blue gemstones to the bottom of the vase for more birthstone beauty.
Choose to honor September birthdays this year with sapphires and asters, along with a story or two about their history or meaning. For more ideas or to customize your own arrangement, talk to the floral experts at French Florist. Were ready to help, and remember- we deliver throughout the entire Los Angeles area.
