Primary
Carnation
In the Victorian language of flowers, signifies devotion and admiration.
January
January birth flowers
Carnation and Snowdrop — and what each one was meant to say.
Secondary
Snowdrop
In the Victorian language of flowers, signifies hope and the first sign of thaw.
Paired with the January birthstone
January pairs these flowers with Garnet — Deep red, hardness 6.5–7.5 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 January birth flower?
Carnation is the primary flower, with Snowdrop as the second.
What does it mean?
Devotion and admiration — as recorded in Victorian floriography, which is where the whole system comes from.