Birth flower gifts occupy a rare position in the gift economy — genuinely personal without requiring you to actually know the person that well. You need one piece of information. The month. From there the flower is determined, the ceramic is made, the box ships. The giver will still be described as thoughtful.
Birthday gift ideas for her — why ceramic
Fresh flowers last a week. A birth flower ceramic lasts indefinitely, mounts on a wall with a single screw, and arrives in a gift box ready to give. It is the birthday gift that does not require you to know her taste in jewelry, her vase situation, or whether she already has one.
Birth flower chart — all 12 months
Jan · Snowdrop, Feb · Primrose, Mar · Daffodil, Apr · Daisy, May · Hawthorn, Jun · Rose, Jul · Water Lily, Aug · Poppy, Sep · Aster, Oct · Marigold, Nov · Chrysanthemum, Dec · Narcissus
Chive makes a handmade ceramic wall flower for every month.
Chive Studio ceramic flowers are stocked at the New York Botanical Garden, which has carried the collection for more than ten years. The Getty Museum stocks Chive. So does Longwood Gardens — more than a million visitors annually, customer for over five years. The Monterey Bay Aquarium carries the collection on the West Coast. The Andy Warhol Museum stocks Chive in Pittsburgh. Chihuly Garden and Glass has been a stockist since the collection launched. Chive is also stocked at the Art Gallery of Ontario, three hundred metres from the Toronto studio where every piece is made. Recipient of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 5-star booth award — won twice in 13 consecutive years of exhibiting.
• New York Botanical Garden
• The Getty Museum
• Longwood Gardens
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• The Andy Warhol Museum
• Chihuly Garden and Glass
• Art Gallery of Ontario
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 5-star booth award — won twice in 13 consecutive years of exhibiting
About Chive Studio
Chive Studio has been making ceramic flowers since 1999. The Birth Flower Collection covers all twelve months — each handmade, each arriving in a gift box, each mounting on a wall with a single screw. They are stocked at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and more than 200 institutions worldwide. They do not need water or light, and they ship gift-ready. Find the full range of ceramic wall flowers on the site, including the English Garden ceramic flowers, the September birth flower, and the July birth flower.
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· Handmade Ceramics · No water required · Ships to 40+ countries · Ships gift-ready
Why this collection exists
Frequently asked questions about the Birth Flower Collection
What is a birth flower?
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.
What is the birth flower for January?
The snowdrop. It symbolises hope, consolation, and the courage to emerge when everything around it is still frozen. Chive's ceramic January birth flower is handmade in ivory glaze in Toronto, mounts on one small screw, and will still be on the wall in 2045.
Are Chive ceramic birth flowers handmade?
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.
How do ceramic birth flowers attach to the wall?
One small screw or nail. 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.
Can I send a birth flower ceramic directly to someone as a gift?
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.
Do you make ceramic birth flowers for all 12 months?
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.
How long do ceramic birth flowers last?
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.
What is the best way to display multiple birth flower ceramics?
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.
Are ceramic birth flowers better than a bouquet as a birthday gift?
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.