What a difficult word! I wonder who gave the flower that name in English?
In Australia, the chrysanthemum season is in May (Aussie autumn) so they are popular Mother's Day flowers! Yes, that's right - chrysanthemums! But I don't remember seeing so many of the unusual shapes. The most spectacular chrysanthemum festival I've seen was at Katori Jinju in Sawara, Ibaraki. You should go there one day in the autumn - it is really lovely.
The chrysanthemum is the symbol of the Japanese imperial family, so why do they also have the image of 'grave flowers'? I really don't understand that. If you know why, please tell me.
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