February- Floral Influences & Inspiration
Floral Influences & Inspirations
February here we come! Winter is nearly over. Did you know that in the Gaelic calendar, Feb 1 is the 1st day of Spring?
We love finding you fun ways to look at jewelry and its impact on our day-to-day lives!
This year we’ve decided to look at flowers - what flowers are associated with each month and their influences on jewelry.
We hope you have as much fun with this as our previous newsletters and learn some interesting facts along the way!
Thank you for taking this journey with me.
Gina
Violets & Primroses
February Brings Violets & Primroses
February has a primary and secondary birth flower. Violets being the primary and Primroses being the secondary. Depending on how harsh the winter is both can be seen starting to emerge in late February.
Violets symbolize faithfulness, humility and spiritual wisdom..
Native to North America, Europe and Asia, violets are small, colorful flowers with a sweet fragrance, often used as ground cover.
On a personal note, this is one of my favorite flowers from childhood memory. Growing up I lived in a corner house bordered on both sides by hedges…and just below at ground level, purple violets lined the hedges. I would pick them and place them in tiny little glass vases in my house.
Primroses are often associated with youth and new beginnings, they also symbolize love, devotion and purity.
A perennial plant that produces clusters of flowers in various colors of white, yellow, pink and purple. They are native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Did You Know
Violets
Violets Historically they have held cultural and religious significance in various civilizations such as ancient Greece, Rome and Persia. Napoleon was said to be very fond of violets and wore a locket of violets around his neck, picked by his wife, Empress Josephine.
Primroses
Primroses: They have a rich cultural history dating back to Greek and Roman mythology. They were popular among medieval herbalists who used them in traditional medicine for centuries.
Fun Facts
Violets are edible and can be used to make tea and syrup.
Primroses are also edible! You can turn the yellow primrose into yellow frosting for cake décor!
The name primrose comes from the Latin “prima rosa” which means “first rose.” They are one of the first flowers to bloom in spring.
Amethyst
Violets make me think of amethyst. A wonderful interesting stone and coincidentally also the birthstone for February. Amethyst comes from the Greek word ‘amethystos’ which means sober. The belief was that amethyst could prevent the bearer from becoming drunk. It is for this reason that wine goblets were sometimes made of amethyst. In Greek myth, people believed that amethyst was a rock crystal dyed purple by the tears of Dionysus, the god of wine.
Check out my past newsletter on Amethyst here
Care of Amethyst
Amethyst can be cleaned using warm water, dishwashing soap, and a soft-bristled toothbrush
Some Beautiful Amethyst pieces from my own Collections.
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Together let’s bring joy.