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Mar 13, 2021 7:08 PM CST
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Name: Christie
Central Ohio 43016 (Zone 6a)
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Looked at Jackson & Perkins but they don't have anything right now. Can someone recommend a good place to purchase a good blue/black rose bush?
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Mar 13, 2021 7:24 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
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There really are not any blue or black roses. The "blue" ones are always some shade of purple or lavender; the "black" ones are at best a deep red.
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Mar 13, 2021 7:29 PM CST
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Name: Christie
Central Ohio 43016 (Zone 6a)
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Yes, but we are looking for something close to blue - lavender is OK.
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Mar 13, 2021 8:17 PM CST
Name: Dennis Brown
The Big Island, Hawaii
High Country Roses has Midnight Blue, which I own. But it's really purple.
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Mar 14, 2021 12:36 AM CST
Name: Margie
NY (Zone 7a)
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This is Blue for You - planted in partial shade. The photo was taken deliberately in the shade to bring out the bluish like coloring.
It looks like Heirloom Roses has it in stock (own root). https://www.heirloomroses.com/
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Mar 14, 2021 5:01 AM CST
Tuscany, Italy
As far as I know, Blue for You and Rhapsody in Blue are the closest to truly blue roses that exist.
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Mar 14, 2021 11:59 AM CST
Name: Rosemary
Sacramento, CA (Zone 9b)
Artic Blue looks like a pale blue with a yellow reverse.
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Mar 14, 2021 5:23 PM CST
Name: Dr. Demento Jr.
Minnesota (Zone 3b)
Ebb Tide is probably the darkest purple rose.
Pictures of roses have been faked even with film, but now with digital measure ten times before you use an online picture to represent rose color.
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Mar 15, 2021 9:57 AM CST

The darkest rose I can think about is Black Baccara, whose color varies greatly from bloom to bloom.

Blue roses, even the GMO Suntory Applause, are inevitably various hue of violet.
I am just another white boy who thinks he can play the Blues.
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Mar 19, 2021 11:05 AM CST
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Name: Christie
Central Ohio 43016 (Zone 6a)
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Thank you everyone!!! Group hug
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