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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Diane Whitehead on April 19, 2014, 10:53:07 PM

Title: Rainbow Rose
Post by: Diane Whitehead on April 19, 2014, 10:53:07 PM

An Easter bouquet from my grandchildren included this amazing rose.

When I was a child I would put white flowers into a bottle of ink to change their colour.

I can't figure out how this was done, though.  Each petal is a different colour.

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: ashley on April 19, 2014, 11:29:01 PM

You have some time to work it out Diane, before next snowdrop season :o ;) ;D

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: David Pilling on April 19, 2014, 11:37:47 PM

Hi Diane,

See:

http://www.designboom.com/art/rainbow-roses/ (http://www.designboom.com/art/rainbow-roses/)

amazing - says split the stem, put different bits in different inks - Google image search reveals lots of these roses when you search for "multicolored roses"

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: Diane Whitehead on April 19, 2014, 11:53:32 PM

Thanks, David.

I googled and I am dizzy from a screenful of them.

The kids and I will have fun making our own.

Diane

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: Anthony Darby on April 25, 2014, 07:29:17 AM

One would assume that once the multicoloured rose was made, the stem would be cut to hide the trick? 8)

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: Diane Whitehead on April 26, 2014, 07:10:11 AM

I pulled it out of the bouquet, and you're right.  The evidence was
chopped off.

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: ashley on July 28, 2014, 05:13:58 PM

Seed available here (http://www.exotic-plants.de/seeds/perennials/Rose-regenbogen.php) :o

Title: Re: Rainbow Rose
Post by: Diane Whitehead on July 28, 2014, 09:47:56 PM

Well, that's a bit of a cheat.  Maybe the rest of the instructions will follow?