Primary
Narcissus
In the Victorian language of flowers, signifies the wish for others to stay as they are.
December
December birth flowers
Narcissus and Holly — and what each one was meant to say.
Secondary
Holly
In the Victorian language of flowers, signifies defence and domestic happiness.
Paired with the December birthstone
December pairs these flowers with Turquoise — Blue to blue-violet, hardness 5–6 on the Mohs scale. Gifts combining the two are a modern habit rather than a traditional one, but the colours were never chosen to clash.
Questions
What is the December birth flower?
Narcissus is the primary flower, with Holly as the second.
What does it mean?
The wish for others to stay as they are — as recorded in Victorian floriography, which is where the whole system comes from.