May Birth Flower: Hawthorn and Lily of the Valley

$25.00

The two birth flowers for May are the fragrant white flowers of the Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn, which both flower in spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Painted on a 4.5” x 4.5” piece of slate that weighs about 5 lbs.

The two birth flowers for May are the fragrant white flowers of the Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn, which both flower in spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Painted on a 4.5” x 4.5” piece of slate that weighs about 5 lbs.

The Lily of the Valley has been used as a floral emblem in Yugoslavia, Finland and Norway; and it has become customary to give this flower as a symbol of spring on May Day in France. The Hawthorn is a common shrub or small tree that also produces fragrant white flowers in the spring, known as the May-tree in some countries. The red edible fruit known as 'haws' and the thorny branches have given rise to other common names such as quickthorn, whitethorn, thornapple, and hawberry. Hawthorns feature in many cultural customs across Europe and Britain.