Primary
Daisy
In the Victorian language of flowers it signifies innocence and loyal love.
Birth flowers by month
April Birth Flowers
The April birth flowers are the daisy and the sweet pea. The daisy is the plainest flower in any lawn; the sweet pea is a scented climber bred into hundreds of varieties. Both are associated with uncomplicated feeling — innocence, loyalty, and gratitude for time spent together.
- Daisy
- Bellis perennis
- Sweet Pea
- Lathyrus odoratus pea family
Toxicity: ASPCA list.
April birth flowers at a glance
Secondary
Sweet Pea
In the Victorian language of flowers it signifies blissful pleasure and goodbyes.
Lawn daisies flower from early spring almost continuously until autumn. Sweet peas are sown in autumn or early spring and flower from late spring into summer, so April is their growing month rather than their flowering month.
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April birth flower
Daisy
The plant
Bellis perennis, the common daisy. What looks like one flower is a composite head: a ring of white ray florets around a yellow center made of hundreds of tiny disc florets.
Why it belongs to April
The name comes from the Old English for "day's eye", because the head closes at night and opens again in the morning. The "loves me, loves me not" game of pulling petals is recorded across much of Europe.
Meaning by color
White for innocence and new starts. Gerbera and other colored "daisies" belong to the same family and borrow the meaning of cheerfulness.
Keeping it
Daisies thrive on short, regularly mown grass where taller plants cannot shade them out.
April birth flower
Sweet Pea
The plant
Lathyrus odoratus, an annual climber of the pea family native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean islands, grown for its scent and ruffled flowers.
Why it belongs to April
Seeds reached England around 1699, sent by the Sicilian monk Franciscus Cupani. Victorian breeders such as Henry Eckford turned it into a cut flower, and it reached the height of its popularity in Edwardian Britain.
Meaning by color
Its Victorian meaning is blissful pleasure, but also a goodbye — "thank you for a lovely time".
Keeping it
The more flowers are cut, the more the plant produces. Letting pods form tells it to stop.
Safety
Despite the name, the seeds are not edible and are toxic in quantity.
Giving April birth flowers
A jar of garden sweet peas is the classic April present; a packet of seed with a handwritten note does the same job for someone who likes to grow their own.
Toxicity notes follow the ASPCA Animal Poison Control, toxic and non-toxic plants list; if a pet has eaten part of a plant, call a vet or a poison line rather than waiting for symptoms.
Paired with the April birthstone
April pairs these flowers with Diamond — colorless, hardness 10 on the Mohs scale. Why the pairing is a modern habit →
How many people have an April birthday
April accounts for 7.98% of US births, the second-smallest share. On an average day it sees 11,024 births, the second-smallest daily count.
April: 11,024 births a day, 975 fewer than September.
Questions
What is the April birth flower?
Daisy is the primary flower, with Sweet Pea as the second.
What does the April birth flower mean?
Innocence and loyal love, in the Victorian language of flowers; Sweet Pea adds blissful pleasure and goodbyes.
Sources
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