Begonia 'Kimjongilhwa' | |
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Genus | Begonia |
Cultivar group | Tuberhybrida Group |
Cultivar | 'Kimjongilhwa' |
Kimjongilia | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정일화 |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Gimjeongilhwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Kimjŏngirhwa |
Kimjongilia is a flower named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. It is a hybrid cultivar of tuberous begonia, registered as Begonia × tuberhybrida 'Kimjongilhwa'. [1] When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, the flower was used to adorn his body for public display. [2] Despite its name, the Kimjongilia is not the official national flower of North Korea, [3] which is the Magnolia sieboldii. [4] Another flower, Kimilsungia, is an orchid cultivar named after Kim Jong Il's father and predecessor, Kim Il Sung. [3]
To commemorate Kim Jong Il's 46th birthday in 1988, Japanese botanist Kamo Mototeru cultivated a new perennial begonia named "kimjongilia" (literally, "flower of Kim Jong-il"), representing the Juche revolutionary cause of the Dear Leader. [5] It was presented as a "token of friendship between Korea and Japan". [6] The flower symbolizes wisdom, love, justice and peace. It is designed to bloom every year on Kim Jong Il's birthday, February 16. [7]
The flower has been cultivated to bloom around the Day of the Shining Star, Kim Jong Il's birthday, 16 February. [8] According to the Korean Central News Agency, a preservation agent had been developed that would allow the flower to keep in bloom for longer periods of time. [9]
A song composed by several North Korean composers, also called "Kimjongilia", was written about the flower: [10]
The red flowers that are blossoming over our land
Are like hearts: full of love for the leader
Our hearts follow the young buds of Kimjongilia
Oh! The flower of our loyalty!
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Begonia 'Kimjongilhwa' | |
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Genus | Begonia |
Cultivar group | Tuberhybrida Group |
Cultivar | 'Kimjongilhwa' |
Kimjongilia | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정일화 |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Gimjeongilhwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Kimjŏngirhwa |
Kimjongilia is a flower named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. It is a hybrid cultivar of tuberous begonia, registered as Begonia × tuberhybrida 'Kimjongilhwa'. [1] When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, the flower was used to adorn his body for public display. [2] Despite its name, the Kimjongilia is not the official national flower of North Korea, [3] which is the Magnolia sieboldii. [4] Another flower, Kimilsungia, is an orchid cultivar named after Kim Jong Il's father and predecessor, Kim Il Sung. [3]
To commemorate Kim Jong Il's 46th birthday in 1988, Japanese botanist Kamo Mototeru cultivated a new perennial begonia named "kimjongilia" (literally, "flower of Kim Jong-il"), representing the Juche revolutionary cause of the Dear Leader. [5] It was presented as a "token of friendship between Korea and Japan". [6] The flower symbolizes wisdom, love, justice and peace. It is designed to bloom every year on Kim Jong Il's birthday, February 16. [7]
The flower has been cultivated to bloom around the Day of the Shining Star, Kim Jong Il's birthday, 16 February. [8] According to the Korean Central News Agency, a preservation agent had been developed that would allow the flower to keep in bloom for longer periods of time. [9]
A song composed by several North Korean composers, also called "Kimjongilia", was written about the flower: [10]
The red flowers that are blossoming over our land
Are like hearts: full of love for the leader
Our hearts follow the young buds of Kimjongilia
Oh! The flower of our loyalty!
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