Are dark blue flowers rare?
Fewer than 10% of flowers are blue, or even bluish, making this color the most uncommon shade in flowers. Did you know that blue is the rarest flower color? Brandon george, graduate student in public garden leadership at cornell university, takes an in-depth talk on the color blue, why it is so rare in the plant world, and some tips for displaying it in a garden.Meanwhile, blue is confined to just a meager selection of flowers, the odd eccentric bird, and a few freaky frogs. However, there exists another color that’s even rarer in the natural world: violet – and we’ll explain why it’s so scarce right here. The rarity of colors is all down to physics and evolution.
Do dark blue roses exist?
Except for some lavender-tinted varieties of mainly garden roses, and some varieties of cut roses, there are no real blue roses. Despite advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology, achieving a true blue rose has not yet been realized. Bred in France, Blue Moon® is one of the first lavender-blue Hybrid Tea roses. Long, pointed buds open into beautiful, fully double blooms of 35+ petals averaging 4” in diameter. An offspring of Sterling Silver, Blue Moon® has an intense fragrance and very upright, vigorous growth.