This month is where nature delivers on that old saying “April showers bring May flowers”...and have we got a stunning array for you! Floral motifs have been popular since ancient times, with blooms carrying multiple meanings on top of just being plain gorgeous. Whether they are messengers, metaphors, or medicine, we just can’t get enough. 1. Bougainvillea Galaxie, Jessica Zollman (@jayzombie) and Cirsium Canum, Karl Blossfeldt 2. Roses, Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii 3. Birth Control Portrait I, Joan LeMay (@joanlemay) 4. Leucojam Varium, Anna Atkins 5. Cornflowers in a field of rye, Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii 6. Vase with Yellow Flowers, Hannah Borger Overbeck 7. Woman in wide dress, garland in hands, a 20x200 Vintage Edition 8. Rose, Anemone, Clematide, Vintage Editions 9. Flowers in a Glass Vase, Rachel Ruysch 10. Floral and Insects, Laura Bell