Birth Flower Calendar
Do you know the flower for the day you were born? A birth-flower calendar assigns a flower to every day of the year.
Our calendar is an original editorial system based on flowering seasons and hanakotoba (flower meanings). Other sources may assign different flowers; we use one consistent mapping for all 366 days.
Browse by month, by date, or by flower meaning. Find the flower for your day.
All 366 days compiled — every monthly page is live
Compiled dataset
- Days
- 366
- Flower species
- 186
- In peak season
- 97.8%
- Compiled
- Original
Browse by month
Browse by date
Open any month to see every day's flower, hanakotoba, and peak season. Each day page also links to the birthday color for that date.
What is a birth flower?
A birth flower is the flower associated with the day you were born. Each day has its own flower, often paired with a hanakotoba meaning.
Birth flowers are a separate tradition from birthday colors. There is no official standard, so different sources assign different flowers.
We compile our calendar independently from flowering seasons and hanakotoba.
Note that a month-based tradition also assigns one flower to the whole month (e.g., January = sweet pea). Our calendar is a separate day-by-day system, and each monthly page notes that month's traditional month-based flower.
How we compile the calendar
- ・Start with flowers in season for each date.
- ・Avoid repeating the same flower on consecutive days.
- ・Balance the selection across months.
- ・Use hanakotoba as examples, allowing for source variation.
- ・Publish the rules and data in oureditorial policy.
Birth flower and birthday color
| Birth flower | Birthday color | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Day (366 days) | Day (366 days) |
| Source | Original editorial compilation | Colorstrology system |
| Use | Gifts and seasonal flowers | Outfits, wallpapers, gifts |
Dataset and attribution
Our birth-flower dataset is editorially compiled. When citing it, please credit "Birth Flower 366 / Birthday Color 366". See oureditorial policyfor reuse terms.
FAQ
- Who decided the birth flowers?
- Day-level birth flowers spread in Japan through NHK's late-night radio program. Its selection method was never published. Our calendar is independently compiled.
- Why do birth flowers differ between sites?
- There is no official standard, so sources assign different flowers to the same date. We use one consistent mapping across the site.
- Is there a birth flower for February 29?
- Yes. Our calendar assigns a flower to February 29 as well.
- How do I find my birth flower?
- Browse by month or by date. Each day page also shows the flower's meaning, peak season, and birthday color.