Every story has a point.
Kim Jong Il has grown and nurtured a new flower, the Kimjongilia. Another use of course, is that the Kimjongilia is a story which can be used again and again. Scientists will study its mysteries, the world will gasp in admiration at various new shows, the people can spontaneously decide to plant it in their gardens. It' s a very economical piece of myth-making. The flower was presented by the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region.