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Last updated Sep 27, 2026
As of September 2026: Presented co-pigment findings at the 2026 International Horticultural Congress
For 22 years, the best scientists could manage was a rose that read as mauve. In August 2026, Suntory researchers in Kyoto unveiled a rose that registers as violet-blue on official horticultural color charts, built from genes borrowed from three other flower species.
Updated Sep 27
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