Rust colored Spider Chrysanthemums, close-up (credit:Medioimages/Photodisc via Getty Images)
National Chrysanthemum Show in Fairfax as there is a rising decline of flower societies in the United States.(02 of05)
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FAIRFAX, VA - OCTOBER 24: People look at and take photos of flowers as the National Chrysanthemum Society hosts the 2015 National Show, despite the declining number of flower societies in the United States, at the Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes in Fairfax, VA on Saturday, October 24, 2015. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-HORTICULTURE-FLOWER-SHOW(03 of05)
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A Carlene Welby chrysanthemum is displayed at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show at Great Yorkshire Showground near Harrogate, northern England, on September 18, 2015. The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show runs from September 18 to 20, 2015, and is set to attract around 40,000 visitors. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
David Eigenbrode grows show quality chrysanthemums(04 of05)
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FREDERICK, MD - OCTOBER 15:\nA Bola de Oro, or bowl of gold, chrysanthemum blooms in David Eigenbrode\'s green house October 15, 2015 in Frederick, MD. \n(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
David Eigenbrode grows show quality chrysanthemums(05 of05)
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FREDERICK, MD - OCTOBER 15:\nMt. Shasta, in the irregular incurve category of chrysanthemums that David Eigenbrode grows, s photographed in bloom October 15, 2015 in Frederick, MD. \n(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)