Flowers of the Month: February Floriography, & Nicole’s Review of The Geostropic Pearl

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Primorse Violets on kitchen table sea view by Teagan via Night Cafe

Hello, all.  I’m here with this month’s floriography trivia.  As I noticed in January nowadays, the list of “animals associated with February” apparently includes half the animal kingdom — along with some that I begin to wonder if I’ll find them for every month.  For instance, the owl represents February’s birth spirit for wisdom, the otter or wolf for adaptability and loyalty, and the chickadee representing the bird of the month. Other associations include dolphins for Aquarius/Pisces birthdays and penguins for the season of love.  Thus sayeth the Internet.  So, for my lovely Night Cafe model I chose a penguin. She brought along some dolphin friends.

I apologize for how the latest WordPress “improvement” has squashed all the above text together…

Victorian Penguin with Violets Dolphins sea by Teagan via Night Cafe

Flowers of the Month:  Violet and Primrose

If one is born in February their birthstone is the amethyst. My clockwork spider character (named Amethyst) approves.  There are also flowers assigned to each month as our birth-flowers.  For February, the flower is the violet.  Along the way a secondary flower was assigned to each month, and for February that is the primrose.  The two flower photos below are from Wikipedia.

Symbolism

Violets growing viola-odorata Wikimedia

Violet

In the language of flowers – also known as floriography, violets represent modesty, humility, faithfulness, and virtue.  They often symbolize deep, earnest love and innocence.  Violets were historically used as tokens of devotion, indicating that the giver’s thoughts were occupied with the recipient.

Primrose

Common Primrose flowers Wikipedia

Don’t let the old term “the primrose path” confuse you.  Contrary to that expression, in floriography primrose blossoms represented young love, innocence, and new beginnings.  They were usually seen as a declaration of love such as “I can’t live without you.”  These flowers symbolize deep affection, youth, and femininity, making them a popular token for spring, grace, and heartfelt, or young love.

 Quotes

“The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.”  ― Tennessee Williams, Camino Real

“Maybe violets don’t have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong.”  ― Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

“The moon blows kisses to the evening primrose”  ― Richard L. Ratliff

“Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn” ―  Oliver Goldsmith

 

“BEHOLD, my love, how green the groves, The primrose banks how fair;
The balmy gales awake the flowers, And wave thy flowing hair” ― Robert Burns

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Recently, blogger and poet, Nicole Sara surprised me with her review of The Delta Pearl, A Steampunk Riverboat (book-1).  I’m thrilled to say that Nicole posted her review of the conclusion of the duology, The Geostropic Pearl.  Nicole’s blog and poems are as beautiful as anything you can imagine, so I hope you’ll click over and explore her blog and…

Nicole’s Review of The Geostropic Pearl

In Nicole’s archives she has a post that includes some lovely violets. Click here.

Also, don’t miss her splendid poetry book, The Blues and the Beautiful.  I’m enjoying it tremendously.

The Blues and the Beautiful Nicole Sara

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

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Oops… I can’t skip the obligatory shameless self-promotion.  

Image collage by Teagan

Duology in one click

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The Delta Pearl: A Steampunk Riverboat, Book 1

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The Geostrophic Pearl:  The Delta Pearl Book 2

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Paperback:  relinks.me/B0D4TR686Q

 

 

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49 thoughts on “Flowers of the Month: February Floriography, & Nicole’s Review of The Geostropic Pearl”

  5. Teagan, this is such a delight. I love the way you let symbolism wander and overlap, animals, flowers, stones, clocks, penguins, dolphins, all held together by curiosity rather than rules. That penguin feels perfectly in keeping with the month’s mix of wisdom, affection, and quiet resilience. Your reflections on violets and primroses are especially lovely. Thank you for sharing such a thoughtful, playful February bouquet. Sending hugs on speedy wings to you and the Scoobies!

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    1. Thanks for your support of these floriography posts, Rebecca — and for all of your goodwill. When the image of the penguin woman turned better than expected, all of the diverse elements seem to swim after the penguin and glide together. Have a thriving Thursday. Hugs winging back to you. 🐧🐧🐧

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  9. Thank you for a lovely and entertaining post, Teagan. I adore the floriography.

    The quotes are lovely, but I must say that the Burns quote is beyond splendid. What a poet!

    Okay, I’ll check out Nicole’s review.

    Sending hugs (PS – Do you guys need any extra cat fur over there?)

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    1. Hi Resa. My tablet froze up when I tried to reply earlier… Anyhow, I’m happy you enjoyed this post.

      Haha, cat hair? With these two, I started putting one kind of cover or another on everything… Then I started putting covers on the cat hair covers. The dust bunnies that hide in corners and along baseboards are strangely ginger colored too. LOL. Hugs

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  13. Delightful prep for a week out from Valentine’s Day. I enjoyed reading your Steampunk Valentine novella a few years back. If I were home to access it, I would add more, but my memories are unreliable at best.

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  14. Violets and primrose are two favorites of mine, Teagan. I love the idea that violets can be grown indoors in the winter. Gives a lift when you enter a room while they are blooming. Congratulations on your book reviews of the duality. Your AI work is lovely as always. Hugs

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  15. Thank you for sharing my review, Teagan! So nice of you to post a link to a post of mine and my collection as well… I am happy you like my poems and photos! Thank you very much for your kindness and your support!

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      1. I forgot to thank you for also sharing one of my other posts, one partially dressed in violet… even though entitled “Green Gorgeousness”. The cats in that post are my sister’s, taken in my childhood garden 🙂

        Also I would like to kindly thank Olga and Resa, from your readers, who also visited my blog to read the review and say a lovely hello to me as well, it was a nice gesture on their part.

        Wishing you and your readers a nice February ahead!

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        1. Oh! Thanks for letting me know about the garden and the cats. That’s a lovely story. Olga and Resa are both wonderful and generous in their support.
          I’m going through something with my PTSD and I’m afraid (actually I’m sure) I’ll fall behind on blog visits. I apologize to everyone. Hugs.

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  16. It seems you have your work cut out for you each month. I couldn’t possibly concentrate long enough to collect all the information unless of coarse there was a nap or two in between, maybe a coffee break too. I enjoy this wonderfully illustrated monthly symbology of flora and fauna. It always contains such positivity that I feel fortified enough to go read the newsfeed without suffering a dark depression. Thank you for being the lighthouse to one who wanders in the fog of life.

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      1. Every challenge is an opportunity to pound the heck out of something to get all that dark energy out and make room for more light. You do shine brightly, Teagan. I’m sure of your eventual victory.

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  17. Congratulations on your review and one the lovely post, Teagan. February is a short but intense month, and your images are lovely as usual. I hope February comes full of joy, penguins, dolphins, and anything else that might inspire (and more wonderful reviews of your books)! Big hugs and love to Daphne and Velma!

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  18. Your post inspired me to add a recent video to my post for today. Thanks for the interesting info on our shortest month. Thinking of violets in February is a little tough up here, but seeing the bright colors in the sun makes me feel better.

    Congrats on the review.

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