Gov. Kay Ivey Honored with New Camellia Variety

Camellia named for Gov. Kay Ivey on Alabama “Camellia Day”

Greenville Camellia Society officers honored Gov. Kay Ivey, naming a new variety of the state flower for her during a ceremony Wednesday.

Gov. Kay Ivey honored with new camellia variety

A new variety of Alabama’s state flower, the Camellia japonica L., has been officially named for Gov. Kay Ivey.

Camellia named in honor of Governor Kay Ivey

A delegation from Alabama’s “Camellia City,” Greenville, has announced that a new variety of Alabama’s State Flower, the Camellia japonica L., has been officially named for Governor Kay Ivey. During a visit in the Governor’s Office today, Greenville Camellia Society officers, joined by Greenville Mayor Jae’Ques Brown, presented Governor Ivey a proclamation and an American Camellia Society plaque confirming the registration of the new “Governor K…