Birth Flower Collection

A birth flower is the flower traditionally associated with each month of the year, similar to a birthstone. The tradition dates to the Victorian era when the language of flowers was used to send coded messages. January is the snowdrop, February the primrose, March the daffodil, April the daisy, May the hawthorn, June the rose, July the water lily, August the poppy, September the aster, October the marigold, November the chrysanthemum, and December the narcissus.

A bouquet lasts seven to ten days. A ceramic birth flower lasts indefinitely. A bouquet is general. A ceramic birth flower is specific to the recipient's birth month. A bouquet ends up in the compost. A ceramic birth flower ends up on the wall. We have considered both options carefully and arrived at a position on the matter.

Yes. Every piece in the birth flower collection is individually hand-shaped without molds in the Chive studio in Toronto. No two are exactly identical. The glaze depth and surface variation are the result of a person making each one specifically, not a machine producing copies of the same form.

One small screw. Each Chive ceramic flower has a keyhole slot on the back. You set the screw in the wall, hang the flower on it, and it sits flat. The process takes approximately ninety seconds. No power tools. No contractor. No second hole drilled an inch to the left because the first attempt went slightly wrong.

Yes. Chive ships to over 40 countries. At checkout, enter the recipient's address as the delivery address. The birth flower ceramic arrives in its own gift-ready packaging — no wrapping required from you. It arrives ready to give.

Yes. The collection covers every month from January to December — snowdrop, primrose, daffodil, daisy, hawthorn, rose, water lily, poppy, aster, marigold, chrysanthemum, and narcissus. Each is handcrafted in the corresponding botanical form and glazed in tones specific to that flower.

Indefinitely under normal domestic conditions. The glaze is kiln-fired at high temperature — fused to the clay permanently, not painted on. It does not fade, chip, or peel. The keyhole mount is built into the piece. There is nothing to maintain, replace, or remember to water. This is, in fact, the main point.

As a gallery wall grouped by birth month — the birthdays of everyone in a household arranged together. Or as a complete twelve-month set running across a single wall, which accounts for every birthday in the calendar and earns a comment from every single person who visits. Both approaches require the same installation method: one small screw per flower.