Birth flower for January 2
Amur adonis
Meaning: lasting happiness
In Japan it is called fukujuso, 'fortune and long life', and once ganjitsuso, 'New Year's Day flower', because it blooms around the lunar new year, so it is a classic New Year pot plant. The glossy petals work like a satellite dish, focusing sunlight onto the center so it stays warmer than the air, inviting cold early insects. When the sun goes in, the flower closes.