Chrysanthemum sculpture, black frame, 6 x 6 x 2 inches.

November can be a pretty damp and dreary month on the coast, but there’s one classic flower that really brightens up life this month—the always beautiful Chrysanthemum. If you were born in November, mums are the flower of your birth month. Besides being colorful and cheerful, they’re also thought to attract good luck, friendship, honesty, and happiness.

 Chrysanthemums symbolize youth, loyalty, love, passion, friendship, and get-well-wishes in Chinese and Japanese cultures. Buddhism says that chrysanthemums emit Yang energy (active energy). It is even believed to prevent grey hair!