Birth flower for May 7
Delphinium
Meaning: Lightness, joy
Delphinium comes from the Greek word for dolphin, because the unopened buds look like tiny leaping dolphins. In Chinese the open flowers remind people of swallows in flight, hence its name 'flying swallow grass'. It offers one of the purest true blues in the flower world, which is why tall delphinium spires are a star of English cottage gardens.