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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Hello, all.  I hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend.   Or if it isn’t that low-key, maybe you need a distraction — one that doesn’t require a lot of thought.  In that case, how about a little floriography trivia.  January in my location means wintry things. 

I wanted to add the January animal to this post… but nowadays, with both artificial intelligence parroting everything ever mentioned online and human misguidance messing with everything, the list of “animals associated with January” apparently includes half the animal kingdom.  I settled on the snow leopard. My model brought her owl (apparently also associated with January) friend along to help illustrate this post.

Flowers of the Month:  Carnation and Snowdrop

You’re familiar with birthstones, right?  For instance, if one is born in January their birthstone is the garnet.  There’s a similar thing where flowers are assigned to each month.  For January, the birth-month flower Carnation.  Along the way a secondary flower was assigned to each month, and for January that is the snowdrop.  The two photos below are from Pixabay.

Symbolism

Carnation

Carnations are available in wonderful variety of colors.  Because of that, they also have broad symbolism.  Since this post is specifically about January, I’m limiting the meanings mentioned here.  Regarding January events, like birthdays or anniversaries, the carnation signifies distinction, fascination, loyalty, and love.

Snowdrop

The fragile-looking snowdrop often emerges in late January, so it is associated with new beginnings.  It also signifies hope and purity.  Interestingly, it has been given to show either celebration or sympathy.

Carnation Oracle Card

Magic of Flowers by Tess Whitehurst

For a little something extra, I’ve included an oracle card.  Differing from traditional symbolism, in the floral universe of Tess Whitehead, carnations carry meanings of heart-healing, perspective, longevity, and rebirth.  If you were to draw the carnation card from this deck, it would indicate a time of very powerful and positive transformation.  Your current changes will ultimately prove to be positive in very important ways.  Release the old to make room for the new, because some things that feel like challenges right now are actually sewing the seeds of great blessings.

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Wishing each of you a splendiferous new week.  Friendly comments are welcome.   Hugs!

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Here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

Speak Flowers and Fans: a Dictionary of Floriography and Fanology

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