A couple of days ago we were talking about how to have our own rainbow roses, following a series of simple steps without having to go to a laboratory to get one of these beautiful flowers at home. Now, there are many of us who can make the mistake of thinking that this type of colored rose bushes can be obtained by seed. That is why we are going to explain to you how they get these surprisingly colored flowers, so that they do not fool you with the seeds with roses that do not exist, since blue, rainbow, green or black rose bushes are the product of human hands, and they will not be found in nature.
In fact, today all the rose bushes that are put up for sale were obtained by cuttings from the mother plant, to obtain clones of it.
The colors of a flower are determined by three different pigments: Flavonoids, carotenoids and betalains. They all produce ranges of colors ranging from red to purple and yellow to orange.
One of the most common forms of flavonoid pigments are anthocyanins. Engineers can modify biosynthesis of these pigments to obtain varieties of flowers with colors that, through hybridization or artificial selection, are more difficult to obtain.
For example, to obtain blue roses, the Japanese company Suntory together with the Australian company Florigene, managed to obtain flowers of that color. cloning a gene for the petunia flavonoid enzyme and inserting it into a rose called Cardinal de Richelieu. The result did not convince them, since the flowers still retained the pigment to form the pink color. So they had to work harder and incorporate the gene to synthesize delphinidin, which ensures that the flowers acquire the blue color, and also they needed to knock out the expression of the red pigment gene.
If you want to get green or black roses, you must resort to this method. That is why, if you want to be able to grow your own roses of different colors, it is best to obtain them from cuttings, since to be successful with the seeds you must have the right equipment to be able to modify their genes.
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Hello, I would like to know what colors of roses you will have to offer.
Cristian
Hello Cristian.
I am sorry to inform you that we do not sell. In online stores you will surely find rose seeds.
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Hello Monica. Rose seeds really germinate? Thanks-
Hi Marysel.
Yes, they do germinate, but it costs them a lot.
You have to put them in a tupper with wet vermiculite, and then place it in the fridge (where the milk, sausages, etc.) for a month. Once a week, open the tupper to check the humidity and, incidentally, to renew the air and thus prevent the proliferation of fungi.
After that time, plant them in a pot using a porous substrate, such as black peat mixed with 50% perlite for example. Put the seedbed in the sun, keep the substrate moist, and wait 🙂.
Good luck!
Excuse me then the seeds that you offer online of the rainbow rose is a sham?
Hello Ariana.
Yes effectively. Rainbow rose seeds do not exist, as it is a flower made by man with dyes.
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Hello, I have a question, if I take a rainbow rose and plant its stem later, would the plant come out the same? Thanks
Hi Marlon.
Unfortunately not. Rainbow roses are made artificially, with colorants, so even if the stem took root, it would bring out flowers the color of its species or cultivar.
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Good afternoon, the blue rose and black rose seeds if they are real, for example those that you sell online?
And where can I buy blue and black rose cuttings or rose bushes?
Thank you
Hi Aldo.
All the blue roses they do not grow naturally. 🙁
As for black roses, there is one that is not quite black but is very dark, and it is Rosa Black Baccara. From this you can get plants in nurseries.
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Hi Monica Sanchez, I bought a yellow rose bush with red stripes ... with a lot of smell.
My question is the following, if I plant a stem, will it flourish in the same shape and color as the first one, the original one?
Thank you!!
Hello Ascen.
Yes, if it is not grafted you can take a cutting and plant it in late winter, and it will produce the same flowers.
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Hello, green roses exist and where can I buy them in Colombia and what climate are they from, I live in Cartagena, a warm land at sea level.
Hi Enier.
Green roses don't exist, sorry.
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Hello.- I grew many roses and after 3 months or more I pruned them producing many stems that I put in plastic bottles with water. Over time 2 or 3 weeks began to sprout new leaves. It seemed that I was going to get a lot of new roses, however when planted in the ground and with frequent watering in a short time they "dried up", is it possible to obtain new plants by this method? Greetings from Mexico.
Hello A. Moreno.
The flower stalks do not produce new plants.
Cuttings should be made from the plants, with the stems 1-2cm thick, at the end of winter. Thus they will take root and from them the leaves and flowers will emerge.
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In Santomera-Murcia since 1880 there is a rose bush with green roses that was originally owned by Juan Murcia and Rebagliato (1852-1891) is a genetic mutation, without petals and with the aroma of pepper.
Hi Alfonso.
Your comments are very interesting. I will look for information.
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hello, good afternoon, excuse me a doubt blue roses do not exist ?? and if I buy seeds in one for blue roses, if they germinate »?? And what methods and equipment are used to make or achieve germination?
Hello Leonardo.
Blue roses don't exist. The seeds you acquire will be from normal roses. For these to germinate you have to sow them in a pot with black peat or mulch, in direct sun.
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Hello Mrs. Monica, I live in Iquitos (Peru) and I have bought rose seeds of all the different colors that they offer for a long time (they were sent to me from China), both normal and climbing roses. I have tried by many methods, even with the refrigerator (I put it for 2 months they are the indicated substrate) and so far everything has been a failure. The seeds are probably not true or fertile. I would like you to recommend me where I could get true seeds or cuttings to plant in my garden. For example, if I buy commercial roses (although many of them do not have leaves), could I use them as cuttings? Considering that the climate of my city is of the tropical type (with heat almost all the time and relatively frequent rains), what type of roses (of natural colors) would be ideal to plant? I thank you in advance for the reply.
Hi Nelson.
Rose bushes to grow well need a temperate climate, with cold or temperate winters (minimum temperatures below 0 degrees).
In any case, from plants you can get cuttings (about 20cm) and plant them in pots, at the beginning of spring.
If you want to sow your seeds, I don't know where you can get seeds in Mexico, I'm sorry. We write from Spain. Maybe at bidorbuy.co.za you can find.
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Excuse me Monica, but green roses do exist, they are in Santonera Spain and they are very green roses, they lack petals, they have sepals. They are Chinese variety, they are rare and there are some in other places, before denying you have to investigate, greetings.
Hello Gabriela.
Thanks for your comment. The truth, I did not know the existence of the green roses.
They are very pretty, despite not having colored petals.
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Hi Monica, Thank you very much for your comments they help a lot, I am a fan of roses, they are my passion. My question, do grafted rose cuttings produce roses?
Hello Luis Alfredo.
Thank you for your words. 🙂
Grafted rose cuttings do produce roses. Do you have any that have not bloomed? Perhaps you lack fertilizer (one of the most recommended is the guano, in liquid form).
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