Is This Rose for Real, or Is It Fake? Blue Rose, Rainbow Rose

Some types of roses (blue rose, rainbow rose) you see as cut flowers or pictured online have such amazing colors and features, you may wonder if they're for real. In this video, I'll take you through 10 amazing rose traits, and evaluate whether they're natural features of roses. Spoilers: rainbow rose seeds are complete fakery!

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Photo credits:

Rainbow rose, public domain

Rainbow rose, photo by INTVGene used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license

Rose Twins of Regensberg バラ 双子のレーゲンスベルグ, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

‘About Face’ Rose, public domain

‘Bull’s Eye’ Rose, photo by Malcolm Manners used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Richard vs. Henry at Bosworth, photo by John Taylor used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Tudor rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2, public domain

Sign for the Tudor Rose, photo by Trish Steel used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Rosa 'Alba Semi-plena', photo by Henryhartley used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Rosa Gallica officinalis at Mottisfont Abbey, photo by Malcolm Manners used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Rosa Double Delight, photo by April King used without changes under the Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license

Blue rose - artificially coloured, photo by Noumenon used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Beautiful blue rose with water drops, photo by Marco Verch used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Blue rose ‘Applause’, public domain

Rose Sophie’s Perpetual, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license

Rose Zephirine Drouhin, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

Rosa viridiflora, photo by Obsidian Soul used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Moss Gall, photo by Rob Hille used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

World’s largest rose bush, photo by Chanel Wheeler used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license

World’s largest rose bush sign, photo by Scottb211 used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Rosa banksiae (aka: Lady Banks' rose and Banks' rose), photo by Acabashi used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license

Rose Black Baccara, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license

Rosa centifolia ‘Muscosa’, photo by Salicyna used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Hot Cocoa Rose, photo by Captain-Tucker used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Rosa Kokoloco, public domain

Julia’s Rose, photo by Rexness used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

[Tara-sfuu]

Im so glad you did this! Before she died my poor mom fell for ads for seeds or plants like this. As the child of a dying woman, I wanted to throttle those sellers when i saw the disappointment on her face when i had to tell her that rainbow and royal blue roses, and lemon yellow strawberries would never grow for her. Best i could do was alpine yellow strawberries

[Lvaladez]

Thanks for naming the plant behind you. I find myself wanting what ever is growing in your garden.

[annebeck]

Thank you!!! I hate seeing many of these on ebay and Amazon. (Although the very real moss rose is on my wish list!) I remember my grandmother trying and trying to get a dark blue rose by sending for seeds from China....so expensive and so disappointing.

[Lilmissrockchick]

I have a green rose called 'Greensleeves', it is now discontinued and I'm devastated. The flowers are single to semi double and it opens up pink, fades to cream and turns a bright lime green. Definitely needs some more attention because it's beautiful and seems to be so unknown!

[HeavyWithMood]

I'm so thankful for you debunking some of the roses I was very interested in

[WilliamCrew]

Thank you for referring this video to me in your comments. If I knew this I would not have wasted my money. Oh and by the way, you just earned yourself another sub.

[mindytoujours]

My husband knows how much I love flowers. He often sends me seeds on Amazon of rainbow flowers 😂 from the first time he did I had to tell him "babe those aren't real" and he still does it. Thankfully he has not bought any bc I always tell him no. It's the thought that counts anyways.

[christinalw]

I have a “Dark Night” which is burgundy black on the inside, yellow on the outside! Amazing. 💜🖤💛

[reikilynx]

Tombstone's rose bush, although classified a bush is really a tree. You are small in comparison. The scent when it blooms literally wafts through the whole town. Thanks for sharing all these. I wish I could become daring enough to try a bunch, but everyone makes it intimidating and seems like such high maintenance, problematic gardening, especially here in Mt. Thanks again.

[botanicaltreasures]

Really enjoyed this! So interesting There’s no true blue for the rose. 😄 However, the lavender colored ones are lovely .
Once years and years ago I had a “Green Ice” miniature rose that changed color from bud, to early bloom, and fully mature bloom. So fun to watch. Have a great weekend! 🌿

[ignaciaforteza]

Again a most informative video. Certainly learn so much from your own knowledge...
It’s a pleasure Jasón, thank you.

[philiparnold]

Thank you for showing the moss roses, I can’t wait to get one . And the About Face rose is exquisite.

[StefanBuckley-Lewis]

I have a Rio Samba rose bush. It looks like a sunset. Oranges, yellows, pinks. Pictures don't do it justice. Almost every rose has a unique color combination.

[redredwine]

I enjoyed watching, very entertaining, thanks for sharing❤️ There is a real maker 🌸🌼🌺❤️🌹

[litlisa]

The weird thing is, I did buy a light blue tea cup rose bush from Pay’N’Pak in 1982. I grew it potted indoors, and I did get 2 years of blue roses. I haven’t seen them since.

[wisnumegantoro]

So, the moss roses are rare plant? Please keep them alive. (Sorry for my bad english).

[SpergleberryFarm]

Can you cover rose rosette disease so people are more aware of it and how it's transmitted. I'm removing an infected bush and my first thought was that my sister had looked at the rose bush (she likes roses a lot) and I was afraid that she might have carried the mites back to her own plants.

[marmaladesunrise]

Intetesting and informative. Thank you, Jason.

[jann]

I really enjoy the informative videos you put out. I live in deer country, are there any roses that are resistant to them?

[janscutter]

I love the purple roses from lavender to the almost black. Are there any that are considered black besides the dark purple ones?