Are there REAL blue roses?
By IL2Knit
@IL2Knit (1141)
United States
July 9, 2007 12:07am CST
When I was a teanager I was in the hospital a lot. I had seen a picture of a blue rose and was telling my Mom how pretty it was. The next day when she came to see me at the hospital and she brought me a blue rose. The flower shop would take a white rose and spray blue paint on it.
So my question is this. Are there REAL blue rose bushes now? It there are do you know wher I can get one in Wisconsin, USA?
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@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
9 Jul 07
There are certain hybrids that they claim to be blue. However I have not seen it. I bought 2 roses from Lowe's that were supposed to be blue and they are not.
The one you received when you were younger was probably dyed. It can be done by getting a white rose and food coloring. Put the food coloring in the water and there you go. Roses of what ever color you choose.
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@jackyphuong (73)
• Canada
9 Jul 07
I argee with Coolseeds. We don't have the blue roses.
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@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
9 Jul 07
roses dont produce delphinidin, the plant pigment that produces true blue flowers.
there are some hybrids that claim to be "blue" but they look more like lilac.
a LOT of florist shops just spray paint white roses..which is pretty, but not very natural looking. like the person above me stated...take a white rose and add blue food coloring to its water..the coloring that happens to the petals definatly looks far more natural.
i found a florist (in Toronto) that doesnt just spray paint their white roses..they do the colored water thing..and from the pics the blue color is very striking!!
here's a link to them if you are interested in ordering;
http://www.blueroseflorist.com/cat_pages/Blue_Rose_Exclusives.htm
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
9 Jul 07
I have never seen a blue rose, there may be one, but I do not know anything about it.
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