Kimjongilia blooms in Korea
Pyongyang, February 7 (KCNA) -- Kimjongilia has come into full bloom in all parts of the country with the 7th Kimjongilia Show to be opened in Pyongyang on February 12. The Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, the Ministry of People's Security, the State Planning Commission and other institutions are now ready to present flowers to the show.A large number of families throughout the country are cultivating Kimjongilia in spite of cold weather.
The flower bred by a Japanese horticulturist Motoderu Kamo after two decades of efforts has been propagated and cultivated in Korea since February Juche 77 (1988).
There are hundreds of Kimjongilia greenhouses in the country.
The flower has also been cultivated in tens of countries.
In May 1991, the flower was awarded the gold medal and special prize in the 12th International Flower Show held in Bratislava, the Slovakia.
