Fall Flowers. The chrysanthemum was first introduced into the Western world during the 17th Century. Today, its colors include various shades of pink, purple, red, yellow, bronze or orange, and white. Some cultivars have different colors between the disc and ray florets and some have ray florets that are bi-colored on the face and reverse sides. Chrysanthemums are commonly used for decarating commercial buildings in the Fall like in this picture.