[by kj - 8 Feb 06]
It's the official flower ofd Turin 2006, a new kind of Camellia just invented in the Distretto Floricolo of Lago Maggiore. Icelake is the official representative flower, but it won't be the only one, since Rhododendrons and Azaleas will be together with it, all grown in the lake shores. Classic flowers like Roses seem to be retired then considering all the decorations and the flower tributes fot the athlets. The Camellia is a flower that goes along with the cold weather, and fairly crowned queen of the flowers for the Winter Olympic Games: welcome icelake.












