Primary
Lily of the Valley
In the Victorian language of flowers, signifies returning happiness.
May
May birth flowers
Lily of the Valley and Hawthorn — and what each one was meant to say.
Secondary
Hawthorn
In the Victorian language of flowers, signifies hope.
Paired with the May birthstone
May pairs these flowers with Emerald — Green, hardness 7.5–8 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 May birth flower?
Lily of the Valley is the primary flower, with Hawthorn as the second.
What does it mean?
Returning happiness — as recorded in Victorian floriography, which is where the whole system comes from.