The court nobles in the Heian period praised the white chrysanthemum that was at a little time past its prime and tinged with a slight purple as having a quite delicate charm, so they described it as 'the flower that has two peaks in a year,' or 'the flower in beautiful bloom until just before winter.'
平安朝の貴族は、盛りを過ぎかけた白菊がほのかに紫がかった風情をことさら優美なものとして愛好し、「一年に二度の盛りを迎える花」「冬枯れの直前まで美しく咲く花」と愛でた。