News, World’s First ‘Blue’ Rose Soon Available in U.S. (flowers, Canada)

[JD59]

Long a symbol of the unattainable, blue roses will be for sale this fall in the United States and Canada.

Named “Applause,” the rose is genetically modified to synthesize delphinidin, a pigment found in most blue flowers. The rose was first released in in Tokyo in 2009, after 20 years of research by Suntory, a Japanese company that also distills whisky, and its Australian subsidiary, Florigene (now Suntory Flowers).

World’s First ‘Blue’ Rose Soon Available in U.S. | Wired Science | Wired.com

[kinkytoes]

WOW *looks at photo* Awww it looks more lavender.

[Sunscape]

Can't wait to see them!
Blue flowers are specially pretty!!

[pvande55]

I guess that Pam Tillis song (actually titled "Blue Rose is") will take on a new meaning.

[texdav]

Originally Posted by kinkytoes

WOW *looks at photo* Awww it looks more lavender.

I think so too;certainly not blue.

[wit-nit]

Interesting, but Blue Roses have been around for years. Google buying blue roses, many growers offer it.

[B4U]

Originally Posted by kinkytoes

WOW *looks at photo* Awww it looks more lavender.

Originally Posted by texdav

I think so too;certainly not blue.

I agree, not to me either.
Truely blue is no small feet. But alot what they call blue, always seems to be somewhere in the purple family.

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by kinkytoes

WOW *looks at photo* Awww it looks more lavender.

Yep, my reaction too. Not very blue compared to varieties that have been around for decades.

[nuts2uiam]

Several years ago I planted a "blue rose" in my garden it was called a sterling silver rose. It didn't make it despite being sold here in my garden center, that said. it looked almost identical to this one.

[J&Em]

I agree it was a bit disappointing and it looks like there still aren't any true blue roses out there- judging by the pictures I've seen so far. The blue roses you can get at the florist are dyed white roses. I've never seen real blue roses for sale as plants/shrubs. I even spent some time checking all the major nurseries that sell roses and haven't found anything remotely blue. Can someone find a link to one of those roses that have been around that really look blue? I'm really curious why this one is considered "the first" if there have been others.