The national flower of South Korea

The national flower : A Rose of Sharon.

A rose of sharon is a common flower in Korea. You can find easily everywhere over the Korean peninsula. And there are several reasons to choose it as the national flower. First, it's growing really well in Korean peninsula. You can find it any place in Korean. Second, this flower is always struggling with harmful insects. Korean people think this is really similar with Korean history because through a long history, Korea has been invaded by many countries. And they considered blossoming of this flower surrounded by the insects as valuable thing they had to learn. For these reason, they chose a rose of sharon as their national flower.