Object of Desire: Blue Roses - Gardenista

Object of Desire: Blue Roses - Gardenista

Object of Desire: Blue Roses - Gardenista

Plenty of roses have “blue” in their names, including ‘Blue Bajou’, ‘Blue Moon’, and ‘Blue Ribbon’. But to most people’s eyes (including mine), the flowers are a pale, silvery lavender.
Plenty of roses have “blue” in their names, including ‘Blue Bajou’, ‘Blue Moon’, and ‘Blue Ribbon’. But to most people’s eyes (including mine), the flowers are a pale, silvery lavender.
‘Blue Bajou’
‘Blue Bajou’
A fragrant floribunda, a Blue Bajou Rose is $19.95 CAD from Palatine Fruit and Roses.
A fragrant floribunda, a Blue Bajou Rose is $19.95 CAD from Palatine Fruit and Roses.
Blue rose ‘Seiryu’ by Takashi M via Flickr. In Japan, it took Suntory nearly 20 years of research and genetic modification with the pigment delphinidin to bring to market in 2009 its ‘Applause’ blue rose.
Blue rose ‘Seiryu’ by Takashi M via Flickr. In Japan, it took Suntory nearly 20 years of research and genetic modification with the pigment delphinidin to bring to market in 2009 its ‘Applause’ blue rose.
‘Applause’
‘Applause’
A blue floribunda rose.
A blue floribunda rose.
Photograph by T. Kiya via Flickr.
Photograph by T. Kiya via Flickr.
Photograph by Olaf Gradin via Flickr.
Photograph by Olaf Gradin via Flickr.
‘Blue Moon’
‘Blue Moon’
A Blue Moon Hybrid Tea Rose is $8.49 from Burgess Seed and Plant Co.
A Blue Moon Hybrid Tea Rose is $8.49 from Burgess Seed and Plant Co.
Photograph by Takashi M via Flickr.
Photograph by Takashi M via Flickr.
‘Blue Ribbon’
‘Blue Ribbon’
Blue Ribbon rose.
Blue Ribbon rose.