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Diane Whitehead

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Rainbow Rose
« on: April 19, 2014, 10:53:07 PM »
An Easter bouquet from my grandchildren included this amazing rose.

When I was a child I would put white flowers into a bottle of ink to change their colour.

I can't figure out how this was done, though.  Each petal is a different colour.
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Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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ashley

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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2014, 11:29:01 PM »
You have some time to work it out Diane, before next snowdrop season :o ;) ;D
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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2014, 11:37:47 PM »
Hi Diane,

See:

http://www.designboom.com/art/rainbow-roses/

amazing - says split the stem, put different bits in different inks - Google image search reveals lots of these roses when you search for "multicolored roses"
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Diane Whitehead

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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2014, 11:53:32 PM »
Thanks, David.

I googled and I am dizzy from a screenful of them.

The kids and I will have fun making our own.

Diane
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Anthony Darby

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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2014, 07:29:17 AM »
One would assume that once the multicoloured rose was made, the stem would be cut to hide the trick? 8)
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Diane Whitehead

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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2014, 07:10:11 AM »
I pulled it out of the bouquet, and you're right.  The evidence was
chopped off.
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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2014, 05:13:58 PM »
Seed available here :o
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Diane Whitehead

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Re: Rainbow Rose
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2014, 09:47:56 PM »
Well, that's a bit of a cheat.  Maybe the rest of the instructions will follow?
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