DRESSED in GOLD... CHRYSANTHEMUM.

 

 

Nothing Gold Can Stay

 

 

Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.

 

poem by Robert Frost (1923)

 

 

The name "chrysanthemum" is derived from the Greek words chrysos (gold) and anthemon (flower)

 

Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China. Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BC.

 

The flower was brought to the Western World in the 17th century.There are about 40 valid species and countless horticultural varieties and cultivars.

 

For many years, chrysanthemum signifies praise and admiration. A chrysanthemum is considered as a noble flower of the Chinese noble class.

 

The Japanese hold this flower as the symbol of the sun.

 

Wishing you a day full of good light and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

 

 

 

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