Is Chamomile your birthday flower?

Is Chamomile your birthday flower? If you were born on November 3rd, then indeed it is! But also it is your birthday flower if you were born on February 14th, Valentines Day, or March 14th, White Day in Japan. Some dates have several flowers as the 'birthday flower', but for November 3rd annually, currently Chamomile flowers are the only birthday flower.

They are such a beautiful flower. In Japan they bloom from April to July, depending on when they were planted and / or the region, weather and other factors. As such, chamomile aren't typically in flower on the dates that it is the birthday flower for. But you can often pick some up in a flower shop. Of course, apart from being a flower, it is also a medicinal herb. It has been used for more than 4000 years for medicinal purposes in Europe. It is said to be the oldest folk medicine in Europe. You will find some reviews of Chamomile flavored tea and drinks, even toothpaste, in the review section of City-cost!

In the Japanese language of flowers, known as the 'hana no kotoba' it is said that chamomile means to 'endure adversity' and / or 'power born from adversity'. The flower meaning  in English is very similar; 'patience in adversity' and / or 'energy in adversity'. The origin comes from the fact that chamomile are a low lying flower that often gets trampled on. But the more it is stepped on, the stronger it grows.