Attn: Jon Singer

[redbird]

CSIRO is claiming to have produced a transgenic blue rose, though the fact sheet admits it's more of a "pale mauve-blue." They're hoping for bluer roses in the future, if they can reduce the acidity of the petals.

This rose is at least three years away from the commercial market in Australia, pending approval from the office that regulates transgenic organisms. [via wordweaverlynn] No photos, alas.

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Re: Attn: Jon Singer

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

i'm copying what i posted to lynn:

how silly, not to show us a picture. made me think that it's not all that blue.

i found a picture of their blue carnations, which confirms that hypothesis: moondust (http://www.stevensandson.com/cuts/cuts/images/Carnation_Moondust.jpg) and moonshadow (http://www.stevensandson.com/cuts/cuts/images/Carnation_Moonshadow.jpg). purple, baby. lavender. pretty colours, mind, but not blue. not yet.

there are other pictures that look more blue, but these are from a licensed distributor, so i trust that they're truer.

Re: Attn: Jon Singer

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

If anything, the actual carnies are less blue than in those pics.