Perhaps you'll recall back on May 7 when I commented about Florigene, a company based in Melbourne, Australia, which was established for the sole purpose of creating a natural blue rose (see Violets Aren't Red, Roses Aren't Blue).  According to an article in today's Japan Times, Florigene has fulfilled it's mandate:

Scientists' efforts to create the world's first blue rose have, well, come up roses.

Distiller and beverage manufacturer Suntory Ltd. said Wednesday it has developed the world's first blue roses with Australian firm Florigene Ltd.

Suntory officials said researchers extracted the gene that produces blue pigment in pansies and activated it inside the roses…

This news item found via BoingBoing.