Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are some of the most popular flowers in the world, next only to the Rose.

Chrysanthemum comes from Greek word 'Chrys' meaning golden (the color of the original flowers), and 'anthemon', meaning flower. This name was given to it by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish naturalist who is also known as the father of modern taxonomy.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

chrysanthemum

Species

morifolii

The Chrysanthemum flowers bloom in various forms, and can be daisy-like, decorative, pompons or buttons. Chrysanthemum blooms come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes and in a wide range of colors. In addition to the traditional yellow, other popular colors are white, purple, and red.

Chrysanthemums have a wealth of meaning associated with them and therefore they are very popular as florist flowers.

The Chrysanthemum flower symbolizes fidelity, optimism, joy and long life.

• A red chrysanthemum conveys love
• A white chrysanthemum symbolizes truth and loyal love
• A yellow chrysanthemum symbolizes slighted love