It approves cultivation for "Blue rose" of the Suntory Limited development and cut flowers.

As for the rose history as the flower for appreciation, tens of thousands of kind of rose will have been produced old in 800 years up to now. "Blue rose" did not exist because there was originally no blue coloring matter in the rose though the one of many kinds like pink and yellow, etc. including red and white variegation of colors existed as shown in understanding if the shop in the flower shop was seen. It was not suitable, and used a blue rose as a pronoun that meant "Impossibility" though development was advanced among researchers.

However, Suntory Limited is "If the gene recombination technology by state-of-the-art biotechnology is used, it is sure to become possible" and judges it. It succeeded in the start of development in 1990, spending 14 years, and the production of "Blue rose" in 2004. By the way, it succeeds in the development of a blue carnation that becomes the first in the world similarly during development, and here has begun selling as "Moon dust" since 1997.

It is the one by the first kind use regulations based on the Cartagena method (law concerning securing the living thing diversity by the restriction of the use etc. such as genetically modified living things) that obtained the approval this time. In short,'You may receive the check on the law to manage the circulation of flora and fauna that does the gene recombination, grow, transport, sell, and abandon it. However, do not diffuse to an environmental inside. 'It got it with the Indian ink from the country.

Suntory Limited develop, and sales begin in 2009. 'Blue rose'

The rose contains Delfinigen of the blue coloring matter not contained by using the gene recombination technology by almost 100% in "Blue rose" that Suntory Limited developed so far. In addition, because "Character with blue" is transmitted to the descendant by hybridization that is not "Non-successive" like a part of gene recombination food but usual, it comes to be able to synthesize the coloring matter of "Blue" in addition to current "Red" and "Yellow". Suntory Limited is describing that roses of more various colors can be grown by using this mechanism in the future.

No "Crimson. " like the red rose even if it is said, "Blue" as shown in understanding if the photograph is seen. If thin blue and the expression are changed, "It is near purple" color. A rose blue when comparing it with a usual red, yellow rose.

"Blue rose" where "Impossibility" made pronoun is symbolized. Hereafter, "Blue rose" will replace the pronoun of "Up-to-date science" and "Effort" from the meaning of "Impossibility" while circulating to the market.