January Birth Flowers
January is a month of quiet, cold-weather flowers: sweet pea, cyclamen, pansy, narcissus, Japanese apricot, camellia, Amur adonis, and wintersweet. The palette is calm — white, red, purple, and yellow — but many of these flowers carry a strong scent.
Our birth flowers are an original editorial system based on flowering seasons and hanakotoba. Other sources may assign different flowers to the same date, but this page follows one consistent mapping.
Find the flower for the day you were born.
What is the birth flower of January?
January's birth flowers include sweet pea, cyclamen, pansy, and narcissus. Every day of January has its own flower in our calendar.
Note: a month-based tradition also assigns one flower to the whole month — for January, the Sweet pea. Our calendar assigns one flower to each day, which is a separate original system.See the note on the January birthday colors page →
January birth flowers (31 days)
All 31 days of January, with birth flowers, hanakotoba, and peak seasons. Meanings are examples.
| Date | Birth flower | Hanakotoba (example) | Peak season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 |  Japanese apricot | noble, patience | 1月・2月 |
| 1/2 |  Snowdrop | hope, consolation | 1月・2月 |
| 1/3 |  Wintersweet | compassion, foresight | 1月・2月 |
| 1/4 |  Winter peony | prosperity, regal bearing | 1月・2月 |
| 1/5 |  Pansy | thoughtfulness, think of me | 1月・2月・3月・4月 |
| 1/6 |  Viola | sincere, small happiness | 1月・2月・3月・4月 |
| 1/7 |  Winter camellia | overcoming hardship, devotion | 12月・1月・2月 |
| 1/8 |  Witch hazel | inspiration, magic | 1月・2月 |
| 1/9 |  Daphniphyllum | handing over, new generation | 12月・1月 |
| 1/10 |  Nagi | peace, protection | 1月・2月 |
| 1/11 | Witch hazel | inspiration, magic | 1月・2月 |
| 1/12 |  Christmas rose | consolation, soothe my anxiety | 12月・1月・2月 |
| 1/13 | Nagi | peace, protection | 1月・2月 |
| 1/14 |  Camellia | modest beauty, ideal love | 12月・1月・2月・3月 |
| 1/15 |  Wabisuke camellia | modest beauty, calm | 1月・2月・3月 |
| 1/16 | Japanese apricot | noble, patience | 1月・2月 |
| 1/17 | Nagi | peace, protection | 1月・2月 |
| 1/18 | Daphniphyllum | handing over, new generation | 12月・1月 |
| 1/19 |  Holly | foresight, protection | 12月・1月 |
| 1/20 |  Amur adonis | eternal happiness, remembrance | 1月・2月 |
| 1/21 |  Narcissus | mystery, self-respect | 12月・1月・2月 |
| 1/22 | Pansy | thoughtfulness, think of me | 1月・2月・3月・4月 |
| 1/23 | Japanese apricot | noble, patience | 1月・2月 |
| 1/24 | Pansy | thoughtfulness, think of me | 1月・2月・3月・4月 |
| 1/25 | Wabisuke camellia | modest beauty, calm | 1月・2月・3月 |
| 1/26 |  Skimmia | deep love, sincere | 12月・1月・2月 |
| 1/27 | Amur adonis | eternal happiness, remembrance | 1月・2月 |
| 1/28 |  Loquat | gentle, consideration | 12月・1月・2月 |
| 1/29 | Amur adonis | eternal happiness, remembrance | 1月・2月 |
| 1/30 | Viola | sincere, small happiness | 1月・2月・3月・4月 |
| 1/31 | Winter peony | prosperity, regal bearing | 1月・2月 |
Winter Flowers of January
January gathers flowers that endure the cold: sweet pea, cyclamen, pansy, narcissus, Japanese apricot, camellia, Amur adonis, and wintersweet. The colors are quiet — white, red, purple, and yellow — while the fragrances are often intense.
Japanese apricot has long symbolized the New Year as one of the Three Friends of Winter. Amur adonis is also called New Year's Day flower and is loved as a lucky bloom; wintersweet's sweet scent stands out in a winter garden with little foliage.
January brings New Year's Day, the Seven Herbs Festival, and Coming of Age Day — a month of beginnings. For a gift, sweet pea for new departures or long-lasting cyclamen are easy choices.
How to Choose a January Birth Flower
- By meaning: sweet pea for new beginnings, Amur adonis for eternal happiness, Japanese apricot for nobility.
- By season: sweet pea, cyclamen, pansy, and narcissus peak in January. Choose cold-hardy flowers for a longer vase life.
- By color: pair with the January birthday color for a cohesive winter gift.
- By occasion: for New Year greetings, choose fragrant sweet pea or branches of Japanese apricot.
FAQ
- What is January's birth flower?
- January's birth flowers include sweet pea, cyclamen, pansy, and narcissus. Every day of January has its own flower in our calendar.
- Is Sweet pea the birth flower for January?
- Sweet pea is one of January's representative flowers. In our calendar, however, the birth flower changes day by day, so the flower depends on the exact date.
- What is the birth flower for someone born in January?
- It depends on the day. Choose the date from the list above.
- What flowers are famous in January?
- sweet pea, cyclamen, pansy, narcissus, Japanese apricot, camellia, and Amur adonis.
- How do you decide the birth flowers?
- We compile them independently from flowering seasons and hanakotoba. Other sources may assign different flowers.
Our birth flowers are an original editorial system based on flowering seasons and hanakotoba. Meanings are examples and vary by source.Editorial policy