12 Months of French Flowers

by BygoneVintage

Today I have compile a collection of 12 French Flowers – one for each month of the year – that you can incorporate into your garden or décor here stateside.

12 months of french flowers, flowers, gardening

While France is known for its outstanding wines, tasty fromage, and superb sense of style in both fashion and décor trends, it should not go unnoticed that the majority of the landscape makes it particularly favorable for growing some magnificent floral varieties that can be enjoyed both in the field and in the vase.

I have compile a collection of 12 French Flowers – one for each month of the year – that you can incorporate into your garden or décor here stateside. While they aren’t all necessarily “indigenous” to France, they can all be commonly found growing abundantly in the country making them ideal choices for French inspired gardens or décor. Keep in mind that if you plan to GROW these flowers, planting season will vary by climate zone and the chart below indicates peak BLOOMING season, not planting season. If you are looking to purchase these flowers cut or potted for decor arrangements, use the chart to choose which month you will be most likely to find the best selection of each given flower.

Here's a few months details and a handy visual chart of all 12, but visit my blog for the details on each month's flower.

January: Galanthus Snowdrops

Galanthus means “milk white flower” and snowdrops are known for their early arrival, often poking their heads out of the snow (hence the name), In southern areas, they will often bloom all winter long. These look gorgeous in rock trimmed gardens and along natural paths.

February: Daffodils

Bright yellow daffodils are a wonderful sign that Spring is soon to come. Bulbs planted in the fall will bloom in late winter or early Spring. While they prefer to grow outdoors, blooms may be forced in indoor pots, and their flowers are ideal for cutting.

March: Purple Iris

One of my favorite varieties, and a classic French garden and field flower is the purple iris. Varying in height from 8 inches to 5 feet, the iris blooms in Spring to early summer and look beautiful bordering gardens and in urns and other large outdoor planters. Once they start to bloom, they will last 2-3 weeks. These are gorgeous in a tall, slim vase alone or with a little bright greenery for contrast.

Visit the blog post link below for all 12 months. Here's the chart of what you'll find...

Visit the Along the Left Bank blog for full details!

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3 comments

Hannah V on Mar 26, 2015
What a great idea! Something to look forward to every month :) I love the Purple Iris.

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- BygoneVintage on Mar 27, 2015
  Yes, they are my favorite too :)
  
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Shelby @ The Weathered Barn Studio on Mar 26, 2015
LOVELY...!!! Thank you so much for sharing this , its wonderful :)

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