Birthday Blossoms took a field trip! In honor of November babies, we visited a chrysanthemum exhibition at the fabulous New York Botanical Garden @NYBG.
The chrysanthemum is November’s Birthday Blossom. It also happens to be the national flower of Japan. The Japanese celebrate the arrangement of the chrysanthemum’s petals and the beauty it creates.
They love the chrysanthemum, kiku in Japanese, so much that they dedicate an annual festival to the lovely flower. Luckily, those of us who can’t visit Japan can celebrate and enjoy these beautiful flowers in the Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden exhibit at New York Botanical Garden.
Hundreds and hundreds of chrysanthemums are currently on display in a breathtaking exhibit that showcases many of the most beautiful and exotic varieties of November’s Birthday Blossom.
