a blue real phal

[dendro photo]

Not the colored crap ones although nice looking really bother me.
Scientists make world's 1st blue orchid
Genetic engineering use to create rare flower
OKINAWA, Japan (NBC/EBU) - Japanese scientists say they've created a rare blue orchid.
Researchers at Chiba University claim to have used genetic engineering to cultivate the world's first blue phalaenopsis aphrodite.
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[Ordphien]

Cool... Is it real?
I'm just making sure lol...

[Carl Austin]

I doubt it. Where'd the blue come from? There are no genes for blue in P aphrodite.

[dendro photo]

I figured it would only be a bit of time till it happen so I assume it is real. I figure if it is, it will still take 3-4 years till they hit the market and they will not be cheep for at least 6-8.

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Playing with genetics it could have been spliced from other plant genes. Anything is possible these days if you have the money and time.

[Ordphien]

Is that photo of the flower?
Or just an example?

[dendro photo]

I THINK it is an example just by the blue in the stem which you see on the injected ones

[Ordphien]

Oh good because that colour does not appeal to me at all...
I was hoping for more of a gentian blue when we finally get there.

[greengarden]

the genetic information for the colour doesn't need to come from pahl genes, could just as easily come from cornflowers or any other blue flower. It will be interesting to see once they release real pics what the colour is like on them. I recken I'd happily have a blue splash or mottled phal!

[Andrew]

There might be a little bit of creative lighting for the photo but I can't see why it wouldn't be real. I haven't payed attention to GM blue flowers for a while but Suntory was making decent mauve carnations a decade ago as part of their blue rose project. I'd be disappointed if they couldn't produce a reasonable blue flower flower with GM by now.

[NYCorchidman]

I'm sorry but the picture doesn't look real to me at all.
It is black and white picture with enhanced blue hue to it. Or at least that's how it looks to me.

Plants like Kenneth Schubert look pretty nice to me.