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Blue Roses

Got something special to say? Sometimes, only a certain color of rose will do. Blue roses, in traditional "flower code," stand for fantasy, impossibility, and mystery, which is unsurprising since truly blue roses don't occur in nature. If you do take the trouble to give someone blue roses, then you're definitely saying, "You're wonderful!" in a way that can't be mistaken.

While it's true that there are naturally-colored roses that are called blue, they're actually lavender or lilac in color -- that is, more purple than blue. The fact is, the rose plant lacks the genes to produce a pigment called delphinidin, which is necessary for true blue roses (or any other blue flower, for that matter). Without delphinidin, there's basically no way that a breeder can produce blue roses using old-fashioned cross-breeding. But in these high-tech days, a lack of a mere pigment isn't enough to keep scientists from producing blue roses, which have been called the "holy grail" of the rose world. Real blue roses could earn the inventor a lot of green.

In 2004, after 15 years of effort, Japanese and Australian scientists managed to transplant delphinidin from a petunia to a rose, and after a bit of tinkering produced a deep mauve rose -- not quite there, but just about. It's estimated that these not-quite-blue roses will be commercially available within three years, and that truly blue roses may take as long as seven years to get to market.

So how can I get blue roses now?

If blue roses don't exist in nature, then where do they come from? Not surprisingly, most are made by dyeing pure white roses blue. This method produces fine blue roses, but there's one method that's even more effective: cutting immature white roses, and letting them mature in a blue dye solution. Cultivating them this way allows the blue grow into the petals, leaves, and stems, resulting in blue roses of high quality, with a strikingly dark, crisp color. If you want blue roses any other way, you'll either have to wait a few years or learn to live with the breeds like Blue Girl, Midnight Blue, Blue Nile, and Neptune -- all of which are, in reality, really lovely purples.

Am I blue…

Don't be, because at Mr. Roses, you can get all the blue roses your heart desires! Our blue roses are such exquisite examples of the florist's art that that you won't be able to tell that they didn't grow that way naturally. We offer fresh roses selected from our rose farm in Ecuador, and shipped straight to you in whatever quantities, varieties, colors, and lengths you need. We even offer marriage packages with enough bouquets for everyone in the wedding party. If you're getting married, why not consider arming yourself and your bridesmaids with bouquets of blue roses, or using them as a color accent for your decorations? You'll certainly make a statement with roses in this color, and you'll have your "something blue" and your bouquet all in one as you walk down the aisle.