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Oct 23 2009

"SUNTORY blue rose APPLAUSE": First 100% blue rose

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Blue roses named “SUNTORY blue rose APPLAUSE” are shown at a press conference unveiling the flowers that Suntory Holdings said to be the world’s first roses with nearly 100 percent blue pigment in the petals in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Suntory said it took 20 years to grow blue roses and they start to sell them in major cities in Japan on Nov. 3 at 2,000 yen to 3,000 yen ($22 to 33) each

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    4 Responses to “"SUNTORY blue rose APPLAUSE": First 100% blue rose”
    1. Robert says: October 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm

      “SUNTORY blue rose APPLAUSE” – great name, great flower

    2. Joel says: October 23rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm

      Interesting. They look sort of grape or light purple. Not what I’d called “blue.”

    3. Leslie says: October 23rd, 2009 at 6:07 pm

      I’ve had a very similar rose bush in my yard for about 15yrs now called a “Blue Girl” Got it from home depot lol and yes more lavender in color than blue.

    4. tom says: October 24th, 2009 at 12:58 am

      theyre very lovely but theyre purple, not blue.

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