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To be marketed by florists in the U.S. and Canada starting in November 2011. See,
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-worlds-first-blue-rose---blue-rose-applause-129790278.html
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100% blue pigmented petals, huh? I giggled a bit when I looked at the picture. Doesn't look any bluer to me than Neptune, Blue Girl, or Angel Face. They describe it as having a sweet smell, but methinks I smell something else going on.....
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I am more impressed with Japan's other mauve roses, which tend to look very ghost-like and romantic, than I am with this rose. It looks so harsh and ... "eh."
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#3 of 6 posted
28 APR 17 by
 Plazbo
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Personally I'd be interested to see what breeders could do with it, there's potential there to get far bluer than possible currently.
On the flip side though, given they know a large part of the issue is PH you'd think they'd do a bunch of testing to see if there are cultivars with a more appropriate PH and then either try the procedure again or cross with it rather than just leave it at a point that's already been achieved (or beaten). It's lack of marketting makes me suspicious though.
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#4 of 6 posted
3 MAY 19 by
CybeRose
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Breed Sci. 2018 Jan; 68(1): 79–87.
Published online 2018 Feb 17.
Recent advances in the research and development of blue flowers
Naonobu Noda*
"... the research group of Suntory and Florigene developed blue roses by genetic engineering (Katsumoto et al. 2007). Roses that have petals with a high flavonol content and relatively high pH—traits that are considered to be suitable for blue color development—were selected for gene introduction. Among various F3′5′H genes, the pansy F3′5′H gene was found to be effective for producing delphinidin-based anthocyanins in roses. In addition, a Torenia gene encoding anthocyanin 5-aromatic acyltransferase was introduced with pansy F3′5′H, which enabled acylation of anthocyanin with an aromatic organic acid, and the world’s first blue rose, Suntory blue rose Applause was created."
Maybe it is more impressive in person. Otherwise, I think I'd prefer to work with cultivars that are not patented inside as well as out.
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4 MAY 19 by
jedmar
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With all the work they did, it is still not "blue" as claimed
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Suntory is a MASSIVE corporation in Japan. It is plausible that this was more about proof of concept (genetic manipulation) for other parts of their industry, their stocks, and whatever else they were trying to boost at the time.
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No longer listed for sale on Wisconsin Roses website..Is there any other vendor offering this for sale or are we down to trading cuttings of patented roses on this one??
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John, I've been looking everywhere as well for the last few months, and I can't find any place that's offering Stephen Rulo. I'm going to try the new Koko Loco instead.
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Thanks for the update, we've updated the listing.
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#3 of 10 posted
16 DEC 10 by
Penelope
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Wisconsin Roses has this listed on their "Small Numbers Sale List" on their website but not in the regular catalog. Apparently they still have some. I ordered one today.
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I did the same just recently Penelope. I don't know how many Steve has at Wisconsin Roses, but he is the only one with any I think.
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It's a great rose. You will both enjoy it.
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I tried growing it a couple of years ago but it just fizzled out. It never got very vigorous at all. I am hoping this second time around it will do better. I am also getting some cuttings from another rosarian friend to try and propagate it as well. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I am amazed that this rose has already fallen by the wayside of the vendors with none really offering it frontline for sale.
Why do you think this is happening to what is apparently a very pretty rose??
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Do any of you still have this rose and would be willing to send cuttings? I can't find it anywhere.
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I have Stephen Rullo— It has taken a while to get going, but now seems to have gained its stride. I would send you cuttings
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#10 of 10 posted
23 APR 19 by
handrea80
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Hello! By any chance do you still have cuttings of Stephen Rulo that you would be willing to part with? I'd be happy to pay for any cuttings!
Andrea
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There is no patent listed in the HMF entry, so cuttings would seem to be legal and ethical as well if it is not in commerce.
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So the little beauty bloomed yesterday, and I was most anxious to test its fragrance. I know that sometimes a person's mind can play tricks with them, but I swear the blooms smell like cinnamon. My husband took a whiff & said the same thing. Has anyone else noticed that Hot Cocoa's blooms carry a hint of cinnamon? It can't just be the color of the bloom playing monkey business with my brain, I hope.
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#1 of 4 posted
15 MAY 10 by
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It has some fragrance.
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To me it smells more like a sweet fruit. I detected no cinnamon, but my bush isn't very old (been in the ground 5 weeks) so that may change.
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I noticed cinnamon too--has a marvelous light scent of cinnamon/freesia. Right now in my garden it's an eye-catching brick-red-orange. As a landscape designer I feel the plant has an ideal shape for a small gardens--tall enough to be majestic but a narrower-than-tall v-shape. Very bushy, attractive foliage. Thorny though!!!!!
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You aren't kidding about the thorns! I had to get rid of mine because of them!
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Mr. Lincoln rose's hardiness should be zone 7a, as in Dave's Garden. The rose park in zone 5a no longer grows Mr. Lincoln, they replaced it with hardier Chrysler Imperial. A few people in zone 5a reported Mr. Lincoln as NOT hardy, and declines after winter.
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It's sold at local nurseries & grown widely in zone 5b.
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I've grown this rose for many years (unprotected) and despite a number of winters with below zero temperatures and drying winds, survival was never a problem. I think a zone 6a rating would be a conservative rating.
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