{"product_id":"a1c1_chrysanthemum-botanical-water-bottle-china-native","title":"A1C1_Chrysanthemum Botanical Water Bottle | China Native","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFlower Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chrysanthemum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBottle Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-grade stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17 oz (500 ml)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 10.5″ × 2.85″ (27 × 7 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVacuum flask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-wall construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowling pin shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossy finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdorless and leak-proof cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeps liquids hot or cold for 6 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-wash only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Chrysanthemum\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chrysanthemum (also: mum, chrysanth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eChrysanthemum\u003c\/em\u003e (genus; type species \u003cem\u003eChrysanthemum indicum\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative country\/region:\u003c\/strong\u003e China; native to East Asia and northeastern Europe, with the centre of diversity in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant height:\u003c\/strong\u003e No specific height range is confirmed by POWO or Wikipedia for the genus as a whole — chrysanthemums range from low, bushy herbs to small subshrubs depending on cultivar [Common botanical\/general knowledge]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ray florets white, yellow, or red; disc florets yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn (late-season bloomer); associated in the Northern Hemisphere with the month of November\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat It's Known For:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BCE — making it one of the oldest documented cultivated flowers in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 500 cultivars had been recorded in China by 1630; by 2014, an estimated 20,000 cultivars existed worldwide, with approximately 7,000 in China alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevered in Chinese and East Asian art as one of the \u003cstrong\u003eFour Gentlemen\u003c\/strong\u003e (四君子) — alongside plum blossom, orchid, and bamboo — symbols of noble character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolds special cultural significance during the \u003cstrong\u003eDouble Ninth Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eimperial crest of Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a chrysanthemum; the Japanese monarchy itself is known as the \u003cstrong\u003eChrysanthemum Throne\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrysanthemum cultivation flourished during Japan's Edo period (early 17th to late 19th century), producing a remarkable variety of flower shapes and growing techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Meiji period onward, large-flowered \u003cem\u003eOgiku\u003c\/em\u003e (\"great chrysanthemum\") varieties — blooms exceeding 20 cm (approximately 8 inches) in diameter — were developed in Japan and influenced global chrysanthemum trends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChrysanthemum Day\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eKiku no Sekku\u003c\/em\u003e, 菊の節句) is celebrated annually in Japan during autumn, with festivals and shows held across the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name derives from the Ancient Greek \u003cem\u003echrysos\u003c\/em\u003e (gold) and \u003cem\u003eanthemon\u003c\/em\u003e (flower) — literally, \"gold flower\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn arrives in China the way it always has — slowly, then all at once. The heat lifts. The air sharpens. And just as most things in the garden begin to quiet and retreat, one flower opens. Not tentatively, not apologetically, but in great cascading bursts of gold, white, and rust red. While the rest of the natural world is winding down, the chrysanthemum is only just beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a flower with a longer memory than almost any other in cultivation. Chinese gardeners were growing chrysanthemums as far back as the 15th century BCE — long before the Roman Empire, long before the first European cathedrals were built. By 1630, more than 500 distinct cultivars had already been recorded. Today that number exceeds 20,000 worldwide. Across more than three thousand years of cultivation, generations of botanists, artists, poets, and emperors shaped this flower into something that carries the full weight of a civilisation's attention. It was not simply grown. It was studied, celebrated, and given meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat meaning ran deep. In Chinese and East Asian art, the chrysanthemum was designated one of the \u003cstrong\u003eFour Gentlemen\u003c\/strong\u003e — four plants chosen to represent the highest qualities of character. Plum blossom for perseverance, orchid for refinement, bamboo for integrity, and the chrysanthemum for nobility and quiet strength. It blooms when others do not. It endures the cold without complaint. These were not incidental qualities — they were the point. The chrysanthemum became a mirror held up to the kind of person one might aspire to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the flower reached Japan during the Nara and Heian periods — roughly the 8th to 12th centuries — it was adopted with equal seriousness. Through the Edo period, Japanese cultivators transformed it further, engineering shapes and forms that Chinese growers had never imagined. Eventually those Japanese cultivars were exported back to China, changing the way the flower was grown there in return. It became the imperial crest of Japan, the symbol stamped at the centre of its monarchy. The institution of the Japanese throne is still called the Chrysanthemum Throne. Every autumn, \u003cem\u003eKiku no Sekku\u003c\/em\u003e — Chrysanthemum Day — is marked with festivals and exhibitions across the country. A flower that began in a Chinese garden became the emblem of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something worth carrying in that. A flower chosen not for fragility or ornament, but for the particular courage of blooming in the cold — of arriving precisely when everything else has gone. That quality, sustained across more than three millennia of human culture, is what Hibiscus chose to put on this bottle and send into the world with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat It Stands For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chrysanthemum stands for noble endurance — the quiet strength of those who flourish precisely when conditions are hardest, and who have been recognised for it across more than three thousand years of human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect Gift\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the person in your life who loves the natural world — who has a soft spot for flowers, feels most at home outdoors, or simply appreciates a beautiful thing that means something real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it for a birthday, a milestone, or any day that deserves a gift she'll actually use. Whether it goes on the trail, to the desk, or on the kitchen bench — it'll be reached for every single day. 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