Are there blue strawberries

Buying seeds online can be enjoyable and rewarding, especially when you make a new or new to you discovery that ends up doing well in your garden. However, there are potential risk factors that are unique to online seed purchases. For instance, you may be taking a chance on the quality, age or condition of the seeds--all of which can affect germination success rates.

You may be able to minimize a few of these risk factors by keeping some of these tips in mind while shopping online most apply to websites like eBay or Amazon :. Blue Strawberries Seeds Technically, blue strawberries are real. However, they are a genetically modified lab creation. Looking for a way to prolong the shelf life of strawberries, scientists added genes from a fish called Arctic Flounder Fish to strawberry plants.

The Arctic Flounder Fish produces an anti-freeze that provides protection from freezing waters. The result was a strawberry that did not degrade after being placed in a freezer. However, there was an unintended visual side-affect--the fruit became electric blue in color.

While the blue strawberry is currently not in production and not available for human consumption, I often see listings on eBay--mostly from China--for Blue Strawberry Seeds. Well--at least that part is true. Rainbow-Colored Rose Seeds Roses seem to be one of the more prevalent offerings of the supposed rainbow-colored plants, maybe due to the ease of color adjusting the images in Photoshop.

You could attempt to make a rainbow rose by following a process involving vegetable dyes used to color Easter eggs. Since all organisms use the same genetic material DNA , the power of the technique includes the ability to transfer genes between organisms that normally would never interbreed.

Thus, an antifreeze gene from Arctic flounder has been introduced into strawberries to extend their growing season in northern climates. However, there is no evidence that this actually created a blue strawberry, photographs of the resulting product are not readily available online, and there are no credible reports of these genetically altered strawberries ever being produced on a large scale. If you encounter a photograph of a blue strawberry on the internet, it most likely grew out of Photoshop, not a seed.

Fact Checks. However, the plants that grew are nowhere near a strawberry. The leaves are a completely different shape etc. They will likely send you replacements or give you your money back. If I have an allergy to strawberries, would I have an allergic reaction to these purple and ones?? I dont have one when it comes to the white strawberries. Just wondering if you would know.

Melia, Yes, you probably would still have a reaction to the purple ones. The bioflavonoid that is responsible for allergic reaction in most people is actually more prevalent in the purple ones, so the reaction may even be more severe. The white strawberries have less of the flavonoid, or, in some cases, it is absent altogether. Will these coexist in the same bed? If you plant seeds from the berries of this variety, will you get the purple wonder or just a rabdom strawberry?

F1 hybrid? Im asiking this because it has been impossible for me to order plants since i live in norway, but i have been able to get hold of some seeds….

Stig, The chances are good that you will just get a random strawberry, if the seeds germinate. Can you send me a link to the type of strawberry to which you are referring? I did see several photoshopped images. When you get yours grown, please do send me an unedited photo of the final product! Terry Howarth, To my knowledge, there are no black strawberries that are naturally that color.

Since the Purple Wonder have very few runners, how do they multiply? Arlene Hege, They do produce runners, just not as prolifically as some of the more exuberant varieties.

It would be easier to make preserves with the fruit from more plants. OK, so some dumb people fell for something that sounded dumb in the first place. So why do these major marketplace sites sell seeds that have been proven to be fake? Another one star review begs: Why would Amazon keep this on their site?! Amazon trumpets that the seller is responsible for ensuring seed shipments are compliant with USDA regulations, thus passing the buck on legal responsibility in case of misrepresentation.

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