Q&A for How to Create Blue Roses

While there are several ways to create blue roses, a simple method is to take a white rose, make a cut in the stem and fill the cut with blue dye. Seal the cut with tape and leave the rose for 1-2 days until the desired shade is achieved.

Generally, the flowers are placed in a bowl or vase of colored water, a slit is made in the white flower stem, and the flower is left to absorb the color.

A rose will generally take 24-48 hours to dye depending on the method. A quick method is to place the rose in colored warm water; the color will gradually occur within 24 hours.

No, they are only one of two shades of rose that do not grow naturally, the other is black.

This is not recommended, as cutting the stems will aid the color absorption process. It's best to use florist dye rather than food coloring, as well.

Food coloring is not sufficiently strong enough to dye flowers. Florist dye is recommended, instead.

Using any of the dying methods on a red rose will result in the rose turning purple.

Adding more color, letting it sit longer in the blue water, adding an extra coat of paint, etc. Or add a little black if you want a darker shade of blue.

You should be able to, as long as the flower is white. You might get better results with daisies and carnations however.

Yes, as long as you can get the right dye in the right color. Make sure that you start with a white rose for best results. If you can't find purple or green dye, you can always try using blue dye on a pink rose (to make purple) or a yellow rose (to make green).

There are many naturally occurring rose colors, including yellow. Blue just isn't one of them. So if you want blue roses, you have to dye them.

No. Blue roses are not found in nature. You can make a blue rose using food coloring, however.

You can, in theory. This would be done by cutting the stem in half (vertically) and putting each half in a cup with paint. I haven't tried this before, so I can't tell you what the result'll look like. The flower might turn into a colour that is a mix between the two paints, or both might be visible.

Fill the vase 3/4 of the way up, and make sure to change the water out weekly.

If you go to dmcolor.com, you can find multiple floral dyes. You can also go to Hobby Lobby and other craft stores for dye colors.

You might not have dip dyed the rose long enough, so the roses didn’t absorb enough dye.

No. Sadly, there are no such thing as blue roses naturally grown.

Follow the steps in this article, but use black spray, black floral dip-dye, or black powdered floral dye instead in all those methods.