Ok, so I want to take the white orchid, and change its bloom's color without harming the plant and costing me an arm and a leg.
There is a such thing as a real, blue flowering orchid. But my understanding is they are rather rare. The majority of the blue orchids seen in the department stores are not real blue orchids. It even says on the tag "...blue orchid's current stem will open to flowers in a beautiful lighter shade of blue. A new stem will probably bring white flowers"
So, if they re-bloom white, what do they do to make them blue? Well, according to their lovely vagueness on their website, we don't really know what they do.
"How is Blue Mystique made?
The Blue Mystique blue orchid is not painted, and it's not hybridized. It is the result of a patented process that infuses white orchids with a special medium. This technique has been perfected after many years of research and testing, using naturally derived elements and remaining environmentally conscious." http://www.homesteadgardens.com/departments/departments/blue-mystique-orchid/I am not trying to knock this company and what they do. Their orchids are beautiful. BUT I am forever trying to find ways to save money. I make my own laundry soap for goodness sake, because it is so much cheaper. And, since my lovely hubby basically said I could have more orchids if I posted about this from an experimental point of view, how could I pass it up?
I found a website on blue orchids that stated "During the growth process, the stalk of a white phalaenopsis orchid is injected with a blue dye solution. The intervention is performed in an environment that keeps the infection risk for the plant at a minimum. The blue color is absorbed by the orchid and creates a blue flower." http://blueorchid.org/the-mystique-of-the-blue-phal.html
Tomorrow-I will touch on the real blue orchid, and then later we will delve into the question of what to do, to basically to attempt to make my own Blue Mystic...
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