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  2. Blue rose - Wikipedia

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    Blue rose. Blue roses created by artificially colouring white roses. A blue rose is a flower of the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow, through use of artificial means such as dyes. Blue roses are often used to symbolize mystery or the unattainable, [1] since ...

  3. Nymphaea nouchali - Wikipedia

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    Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower, is a water lily of genus Nymphaea.

  4. Wedding dress of Queen Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 10 February 1840. She chose to wear a white wedding dress made from heavy silk satin, making her one of the first women to wear white for their wedding. [1] [2] The Honiton lace used for her wedding dress proved an important boost to Devon lace-making.

  5. Eryngium integrifolium - Wikipedia

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    Eryngium integrifolium, also known as blueflower eryngo, savanna eryngo, or blue-flowered coyote thistle, [1] is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found it meadows, savannas, and flatwoods often in wet, nutrient-poor conditions. It produces dense heads of blue flowers in late ...

  6. Blue flower - Wikipedia

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    Blue flower. Centaurea cyanus. A blue flower ( German: Blaue Blume) was a central symbol of inspiration for the Romanticism movement, and remains an enduring motif in Western art today. [1] It stands for desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable. It symbolizes hope and the beauty of things.

  7. Ipomoea tricolor - Wikipedia

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    Description [ edit] It is an herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2–4 m (7–13 ft) tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, 3–7 cm (1–3 in) long with a 1.5–6 cm ( – in) long petiole. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4–9 cm (2–4 in) in diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden yellow centre.

  8. Hyacinthoides non-scripta - Wikipedia

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    In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5–12 tubular, sweet-scented violetblue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3–6 long, linear, basal leaves.

  9. Gentiana - Wikipedia

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    Gentiana ( / ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə /) [2] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family ( Gentianaceae ), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue.

  10. Basics of blue flower colouration - Wikipedia

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    Blue flower colour was always associated with something unusual and desired. Blue roses especially were assumed to be a dream that cannot be realised. Blue colour in flower petals is caused by anthocyanins, which are members of flavonoid class metabolites. We can diversify three main classes of anthocyanin pigments: cyaniding type (two hydroxyl ...

  11. Chamaescilla corymbosa - Wikipedia

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    Chamaescilla corymbosa, commonly known as blue stars, blue squill or mudrurt, is a tuberous perennial herb species in the genus Chamaescilla. It is endemic to southern Australia. Plants are 10 to 15 cm high and have grass-like basal leaves The bright blue flowers have 6 petals (each with three nerves) and 6 stamens.