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'{{Infobox cultivar | name = 'Kimilsungia' | image = Kimilsungia1.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | genus = ''[[Dendrobium]]'' | species = | hybrid = | subspecies = | variety = | group = | cultivar = ''Dendrobium'' Clara Bundt [[Grex (horticulture)|gx]] 'Kimilsungia' | marketing_names = | breeder = | origin = | subdivision = }} {{Infobox Korean name| context=north| hangul={{linktext|김|일|성|화|}}| hanja ={{linktext|金|日|成|花|}}| mr=Kimilsŏnghwa| rr=Gimilseonghwa| }} '''Kimilsungia''' is a [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] [[orchid]] of the genus ''[[Dendrobium]]''.<ref name=Soediono>{{citation |authors=Soediono, Noes, Arditti, Joseph and Soediono, Rubismo |title=Kimilsungia: How an Indonesian Orchid Became a Revered Symbol in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea After Its Name was Changed |journal=Plant Science Bulletin |volume=75 |issue=3 |pages=103-113 |url=http://botany.org/PlantScienceBulletin/PSB-2011-57-3.pdf}}</ref> It is a [[Cloning|clone]] of a plant that was created in Indonesia by orchid breeder Carl Ludwig C. L. Bundt, who in 1964 registered the [[grex (horticulture)|grex]] name '''''Dendrobium'' Clara Bundt''' for all orchids of the same ancestry, naming it after his daughter. It has a complex ancestry from cultivated orchids.<ref name=Soediono/> An attempt was made to register the grex name ''Dendrobium'' Kimilsungia, but this is not valid, it is a later [[synonym (biology)|synonym]] of ''Dendrobium'' Clara Bundt.<ref name=Soediono/> As a [[cultivar]] name (applying to only part of the grex), the correct name would be ''Dendrobium'' Clara Bundt 'Kimilsungia'.<ref name=Soediono/> Another grex name ''Dendrobium'' Kimilsung Flower refers to plants of related but different ancestry.<ref name=Soediono/> Another flower, the [[Kimjongilia]], is named after Kim Il-sung's son, [[Kim Jong-il]]. Neither the Kimilsungia nor the Kimjongilia are the [[national flower]] of [[North Korea]]. The national flower of the country is the ''[[Magnolia sieboldii]]'' with white flowers.<ref>''Korea Today'' Monthly Journal (issue 627, September 2008), cover inset</ref> The Kimilsungia violet orchid has become an integral part of the ever-present state-sponsored [[Propaganda in North Korea|propaganda]] that surrounds the late leader.<ref name="DailyMail">{{cite web | title = Here's us with the Kims: North Koreans flock in their thousands to celebrate 100th anniversary of founding father's birth... with a happy snap in front of massive portrait | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2131577/North-Koreans-celebrate-100th-anniversary-founding-father-Kim-Il-Sungs-birth.html | author = Jill Reilly | date = <!-- 15:36 GMT --> 18 April 2012 | publisher= Daily Mail Online | accessdate =6 June 2013 }}</ref> According to the [[Korean Central News Agency]], Kim Il-sung's "peerless character" is "fully reflected in the immortal flower" which is "blooming everywhere on the five continents".<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2002/200203/news03/21.htm 4th Kimilsungia Show to be held in Pyongyang]. [[Korean Central News Agency]]. March 21, 2002.</ref> ==Naming== According to the [[Pyongyang]]-published book ''Korea in the 20th Century: 100 Significant Events'', [[Kim Il-sung]] travelled to [[Indonesia]] to meet with his counterpart, [[Sukarno]].<ref name="DailyMail"/> Kim was taken on a tour of the [[Bogor Botanical Garden]], where: <blockquote>He stopped before a particular flower, its stem stretching straight, its leaves spreading fair, giving a cool appearance, and its pink blossoms showing off their elegance and preciousness; he said the plant looked lovely, speaking highly of the success in raising it. Sukarno said that the plant had not yet been named, and that he would name it after Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung declined his offer, but Sukarno insisted earnestly that respected Kim Il Sung was entitled to such a great honour, for he had already performed great exploits for the benefit of mankind.{{cite quote|date=February 2017}}</blockquote> Bullshit! ==Description== The plant grows {{convert|30|to(-)|70|cm}} high. Its leaves adhere to the nodes alternatively and each stalk yields 3-15 flowers. The flowers have three petals and three calyxes and measure {{convert|6|to(-)|8|cm}}. It blooms for 60–90 days. It grows best in daylight temperatures of {{convert|25|to|30|C|F}} and {{convert|18|to|23|C|F}} at night.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hwan Ju |first=Pang |title=Kimjongilia |chapter=Kimilsungia|url=http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/download.php?4+4017|year=1998 |publisher=Foreign Languages Publishing House |location=Pyongyang, North Korea |isbn= |page=8}}</ref> ==Annual festivals== The annual [[Kimilsungia Festival]] has been held since 1998,<ref name="naen_TheP">{{Cite web | title = Preparations for flower festival in full swing | author = Pang Un-ju | work = The Pyongyang Times | date = 2017-04-06 | accessdate = 2017-05-16 | url = http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Culture&no=23993 }}</ref> and is held around the [[Day of the Sun]].<ref name="HassigOh2009">{{cite book|author1=Ralph C. Hassig|author2=Kong Dan Oh|title=The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DzvFF9OrJn4C&pg=PA297|accessdate=3 May 2015|year=2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-6718-4|page=298|via=Google Books}}</ref> Kimilsungia flower shows are held every year in Pyongyang. Traditionally, [[List of diplomatic missions in North Korea|embassies of foreign countries in North Korea]] each present their own bouquet of the flower to the annual exhibition.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=Glyn|author2=Kwon, Soyoung |title=North Korea on the brink: struggle for survival|publisher=Pluto Press|year=2008|page=98|isbn=978-0-7453-2598-9}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Kimjongilia]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book|title=Kimilsungia&nbsp;– Aroma of Flower Symbolic of a Great Man is Everlasting|author1=Kim In Gi|author2=Pang Hwan Ju|others=Translated by Choe Ki Ju, An Jong Ho|location=Pyongyang|publisher=Foreign Languages Publishing House|date=1999|url=http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/download.php?4+4019#.pdf|oclc=759588680}} * {{cite book|title=Kimilsungia|series=Plant in Full Bloom|volume=1|date=<!--April 15 -->2007|editor-last1=Pak Chun Hwa|editor-last2=Kim In Il|others=Translated by Kim Kun Hui|publisher=National Institute for Standardization|url=http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/download.php?6+6002#.pdf|oclc=837310890}} * {{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Kimilsungia|date=2011|author1=Ri Wan Jun|author2=Kang In Sik|author3=Ri Pyong Pa|author4=Kim Thaek Yong|author5=Sim Jong Man|author6=Ri Sung Bin|author7=Ko Ok Son|author8=Mok Jung Gyun|author9=Song Hyon Dok|author10=Kim Il Gwon|author11=Pak Hak Song|editor-last1=Thak Song Il|editor-last2=Jon Song Il|editor-last3=Ri Myong Hok|editor-last4=An Su Yong|others=Translated by An Jong Ho et al.|location=Pyongyang|publisher=Foreign Languages Publishing House|display-authors=1|display-editors=1|isbn=978-9946-0-0665-9|url=http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/download.php?11+11002#.pdf}} {{refend}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605190740/http://www.uriminzokkiri.com/Newspaper/english/2007/2007-06-20-r2.htm Kimilsungia Is an Immortal Flower That has Bloomed in the Hearts of Mankind in the Era of Independence]" &ndash; Kim Jong-il on Kimilsungia, April 6, 2005. {{Kim Il-sung}} [[Category:National symbols of North Korea]] [[Category:Dendrobium]] [[Category:Kim Il-sung]] [[Category:Orchid cultivars]]'