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Thursday, 14 November 2024

Chrysanthemum, November flower


The actual flowers of November is both a chrysanthemum and also a peony. It's described as the birth flower of November, the chrysanthemum is also called chrysanths and mums. The name comes from the ancient Greek words "chrysos" and "anthemom" to mean golden flower. Of the flower family Asteraceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe. These flowers are associated with autumn and they tend to bloom during the season.

Chrysanthemums have so many various different species today including Chrysanthemum Arisanense, the subarctic Chrysanthemum Integrifolium and the Bonsai Chrysanthemum, with more other hybrids. 

The Chrysanthemum has been used in food including tea and wine. Parts of the flower and leaves are edible and turned into vegetables for cooked meals. They can be used to clean polluted air of indoor spaces. In the New World chrysanthemums flowers are positive symbols while in Europe and Asia these flowers are associated with mourning, graves and death. These flowers have been favourite subjects for poetry with their decorations giving spicy and sugary fragrance.  

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