Anomalous Blue. Blue Anthurium, Floriade 2022, Almere, The Netherlands
The other day I visited the Floriade 2022 at Almere (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/52214228290/in/photost...). There was lots to see among which curiosities such as this Blue Anthurium. I'd never come across such a thing before and there was no-one at that particular display to ask about its background.
As far as I could gather, horticulturalists were able in 2011 to inject the roots of Anthurium with a dye that produces this result. In light of that 'infusion' it's curious to see that on the internet there's at least one advertisement for the seeds of Blue Anthuriums. Infusions cannot alter the genetics of the plant, so how 'blue' seed is possible is beyond me.
Perhaps someone 'out there' can enlighten me...
Anomalous Blue. Blue Anthurium, Floriade 2022, Almere, The Netherlands
The other day I visited the Floriade 2022 at Almere (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/52214228290/in/photost...). There was lots to see among which curiosities such as this Blue Anthurium. I'd never come across such a thing before and there was no-one at that particular display to ask about its background.
As far as I could gather, horticulturalists were able in 2011 to inject the roots of Anthurium with a dye that produces this result. In light of that 'infusion' it's curious to see that on the internet there's at least one advertisement for the seeds of Blue Anthuriums. Infusions cannot alter the genetics of the plant, so how 'blue' seed is possible is beyond me.
Perhaps someone 'out there' can enlighten me...