February flowers and birthstone

The February flowers and birthstone are the Violet and the Amethyst.

This however varies to some degree according to which system of classification you follow but it holds true by most modern methods.
image by Orbital JoeThe modern system by which gemstones are selected to represent a specific month officially adopted by some Jewelers in 1922 and it has been an accepted method ever since with very few changes. In 2002 a new gemstone was added to the modern system for the month of December and that stone was the Tanzanite.

The Violet is a flower that belongs to the Viola genus. There are over 500 flowers and plants within this Viola genus. Even the name Violet can be somewhat confusing since there are several named Violets such as Sand Violets, Dogtooth Violets, African Violets, only to name a few. The violet flowers are often referred to as a pansies and these are also found under many names including field pansies, dwarf pansies, mountain pansies and others.

Each of these common names also has a scientific name such as the Hookedspur Violet is the Viola Adunca, the Field Pansy is the Viola Arvensis, and the Pohe Hiwa is the Viola Kauaensis.

The Amethyst is the official gemstone for February birthdates according to the "modern system".

The Amethyst gemstone is cut from a Quartz of violet coloration. The name comes from a Greek period from long ago and legend has it that it could be used to prevent intoxication. This legend carried into the Roman civilization. The violet quartz was shaped into drinking vessels and was said to keep one from becoming too drunk. The word "methustos" in Greek language meant intoxicated. When the "a" is added the word amethustos signifies "not drunk".

Since those days and probably long before the Amethyst violet quartz was polished and made into jewelery. It was sometimes carried by soldiers to protect them against arm.
image by My Beadiful DesignSo it would stand to reason that those born in the month of February could be won over by an offering of a beautiful pansy or a full bouquet of selected violets and maybe a small ornament or piece of jewelery made of the violet polished quartz named the Amethyst.

To go the cheap route - it's the thought that counts - you might consider a piece of costume jewelery made of assimilated amethyst along with a hand crafted violet which you can make in your spare time.

Nothing is more sentimental than a thing you make from scratch.

Here's a pattern for a simple Pansy made from the same material used by companies who make nylon stockings. Hence the craft is called "silk nylon stocking flowers".

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