August Gladioli 304/2 Vase by Moorcroft Designed by Vicky Lovatt Open Edition.

Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month. It is believed that it was the Romans who started celebrating birth and birthdays using flowers. Seasonal flowers were used not just for decoration, but also given as gifts and therefore the Romans are often credited with introducing the tradition of birth flowers for each month.

The floral symbol for August is the gladioli