Chrysanthemums: From ancient Chinese herbs to Japan's exclusive Imperial symbol, also a source of natural insecticide, pyrethrum.

In China, chrysanthemums have been cultivated as a flowering herb from the 15th century BC and was introduced to Japan in the eighth century AD.

Since Meiji times, no one is allowed to use the Imperial Seal or Chrysanthemum Flower Seal except members of the Japanese Imperial family.

Only Japan’s emperor uses the emblem of a 16-petal chrysanthemum with 16 tips of an additional row of petals showing behind the first row.

It was named from the Greek word “chrysos” referring to the color of the original flowers (golden yellow) and “anthemon” meaning flower.

A natural insecticide known as pyrethrum is made from dried Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium or C. coccineum flowers.

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