Bloomin’ mystery: Rare blue petunias reveal origin of color

Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

Beautiful and fragrant blue petunias get their unusual color from a molecular defect in the system that controls the acidity of the plants' cells.A new study reveals this defect in full, solving the decades-long mystery of the flowers' prized color.

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