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About: Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums have been intensively bred for centuries, resulting in a number of cut flower forms. The most common are sprays, with several flowers per stem, which come in every colour, except blue. These are tremendously popular cut flowers due to their bright colours and long vase life. The Chinese consider them the highest of all flowers, and named their royal throne after the flower.
The chrysanthemum was first introduced into the Western world during the 17th Century. In 1753 Carl Linnaeus, combined the Greek words chrysos, meaning ‘gold’ with anthos, meaning ‘flower’. In Germany, people put white chrysanthemums in their homes at Christmas, to welcome baby Jesus.
In the language of flowers, any coloured chrysanthemum means ‘you’re a wonderful friend’, red means ‘love’, while white means ‘truth’.