Blooming days ahead: Chrysanthemums blue 100C

Flowers with blue pigments aren't that common in nature. Statistically unsurprising, there are many more species that definitely aren’t naturally blue; among then, the chrysanthemum, which flower in shades of pink and red. As also known in the traditional art world, to achieve the perfect blue shade is not an easy task. Varying between violet and reddish tones to achieve the nuance. Naonobu Noda, a plant biologist at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization in Tsukuba, Japan, has coaxed a strain of chrysanthemum to turn blue by adding two genes to the plant’s genome. A human-made nature color manipulation. From thoughts to form. Everything is possible.

Digital painting 2022-23
62,2 MB
5000 x 7078 px
LH