Blue roses traditionally signify mystery or attaining the impossible. They are believed to be able to grant the owner youth or grant wishes. This symbolism derives from the rose's meaning in the language of flowers common in Victorian times.
In Slavic mythology one may be granted wishes by bringing a blue rose to Baba Yaga.
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Since roses lack a gene to produce delphinidin, the primary plant pigment that produces true blue flowers, blue roses were traditionally created by dyeing white roses. So-called "blue roses" have been bred by conventional hybridization methods, but the results, such as "Blue Moon" are more accurately described as lilac in color. However, after 13 years of joint research by an Australian company Florigene, and Japanese company Suntory, a blue rose was created in 2004 using genetic engineering. The delphinidin gene was cloned from the petunia and inserted into a mauve-blend rose, the Old Garden Rose 'Cardinal de Richelieu.' (a Rosa gallica) However, since the pigment cyanidin was still present, the rose was more dark burgundy than true blue. Further work on the rose using RNAi technology to depreses the production of cyanidin produced a very dark mauve plant, with only trace amounts of cyanidin.
2006-11-18 08:27:46
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answered by Anonymous
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It is a legend, it does not exist unless it has been modified or trickery is used, I thin the legend say that a blue rose give some sort of power to the giver, in such things as love and affairs of the heart.
2006-11-18 08:38:27
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answered by ? 6
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One may grant wishes by bringing a Blue rose to BabaJaga,in Slavic mythology, the wild old woman, the dark lady, and mistress of magic. She is also seen as a forest spirit, leading hosts of spirits.
2006-11-18 08:30:57
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answered by Anonymous
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someone put blue dye in the water they used to water the roses..it isnt significant
2006-11-18 08:26:50
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answered by tiff 2
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Roses do not come in blue. Is that significant enough for you? And now you know that even genetic modification can't do it!
2006-11-18 08:28:48
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answered by knoWall 4
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A flower that is blue (generally a rose).
2006-11-18 08:26:38
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answered by Jazz 4
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I didn't know blue roses existed
2006-11-18 08:27:29
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answered by Gossip81 4
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I actual have a treble clef (a musical image) on my suited hipbone, following the line of my hip. that's completely black without shading. it particularly is around 3 inches long and almost 2 inches extensive. It grew to become into my first tattoo and that i had it executed whilst i grew to become into sixteen. whilst i grew to become into youthful I suffered from an eating ailment. i grew to become into finally instructed I had "recovered" from the project whilst i grew to become into 15. between the main significant varieties of "therapy" I used to help me in my restoration grew to become into discovering to play the piano. On my restoration, i wanted something to furnish me closure on a component of my existence that grew to become into now in my previous, and that i knew in my heart that it mandatory to be on the subject of my new love and keenness for music. The tattoo is easy yet deeply significant for me. All my different tattoos are music appropriate, and each are on the subject of something which I actual have conquer in my lifetime. I chosen my treble clef to describe by way of fact it grew to become into my first tattoo and it ability the main to me
2016-10-22 07:52:39
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answered by ? 4
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They are believed to be able to grant the owner youth or grant wishes.
2006-11-18 08:29:17
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answered by ? 2
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It stands for hope or fantasy. I guess people give it to someone who is unattainable.
2006-11-18 08:30:17
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answered by musiclover 5
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