Yellow or white chrysanthemum flowers can be boiled to make an herbal tea with a range of health benefits. You can make chrysanthemum tea at home, or buy it in supermarkets and health food stores.

So, for example, to a Victorian, a red chrysanthemum might have represented feelings of romantic love for a friend. Yellow and white chrysanthemums respectively represented slighted love and truth.

Get one chrysanthemum, and you’ll want more – in colours that range from pure white to deep burgundy, mellow yellow to bold ...