Akio is from Japan and the chrysanthemum is Japans national flower. It is also considered a symbol for grief and white chrysanthemum is traditionally used to put on graves of loved ones. Akio did not speak to Joséphine when she passed and I thought it could be a nice gesture. The colors of the stem is inspired by the umbilical cord and is meant to symbolize the ties between mother and son. He is her first adoption and the oldest.
