10/03/2026
Let's learn some fun facts about October's birth stone and flower!
💛The marigold is October’s birth flower. When most blooms are finished for the year, marigolds keep going: bright gold, deep orange, bricky red, holding color through light frosts.
💛Gardeners have planted them along vegetable rows for centuries, for the color and for the strong scent that deters pests.
💛Part of the Asteraceae family, related to sunflowers and asters, marigolds are among the hardiest annuals and are virtually pest-free, with French, African, and Signet being the most popular species grown. These low-maintenance and easy to grow blooms are often planted near other plants as a natural pest deterrent, making them a staple in gardens worldwide.
🤍Opal is October’s traditional birthstone. Hold one up to the light and it shifts color, blue to green to red.
🤍The name traces back through Latin opalus and Greek opallius (“to see a change of color”) to the older Sanskrit upala, meaning “precious stone.”
🤍There are two types of opals: common and precious. Common opals can come in a rainbow of colors, with the most recognizable being black and white, however only precious opals present the luminous mesmerizing optical effect of colors.
🤍Their unique internal colors are known as “play of color” is caused by the refraction of light, also known as opalescence.
