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- > Finally, a true blue rose exists
> It's actually a gradient from white to do desaturated blueish - kinda violet.
What are they sniffing? When I hear "true blue rose", I imagine a red rose but blue, not this Frankenstein.
by anal_reactor - No matter how many times this gets reposted, which seems like several times a year for the last few years, no they haven't figured out how to make a true blue rose.by Suppafly
- Are the scientists color blind? The rose is purple.
- Roses are red, roses are blue...
- Similar story about "blue" orchids
- I think it’s interesting they noted the flowers stopped making the new pigment in the wild after 3 years - is it a genetic treatment that requires repeated intervention to maintain the effect?
I’m also guessing the new genes don’t propagate to the seeds as well, so that they can have a steady demand for their special flowers.
by rbanffy - « Hey Coop’! I guess Blue Roses occur in nature now! »
« Damn good news, Gordon! »
by rmnclmnt - Source article is better, and refers to them as “violet-blue roses” https://www.suntory.com/sic/story/20260911/by kaonwarb