Blue
  Table Roses

Sometimes nature needs a little nudge, like these strikingly elegant blue roses, in a shade that‘s definitely not of a garden variety. To “grow” some of your own, clip the stem of a white rose. Fill a vase 3/4 full of water, add 4-5 drops of blue food coloring and insert the rose, stem-first. The flower absorbs water through its stem, and the dye follows the water up the stem and into the petal to produce a rose with a hue of blue. To get the right shade, adjust the amount of food coloring – for pale tones, use just a drop or two; for deeper tints, use more. In about a day, the rose will turn the color of the water. (Getting even coloring may take several days for deeper shades or when the petals have a lot of veins.) Keep experimenting, for an artistic arrangement in blue notes from cerulean to sapphire.