Direct mapping of hydrangea blue-complex in sepal tissues of Hydrangea macrophylla

Abstract The original sepal color of Hydrangea macrophylla is blue, although it is well known that sepal color easily changes from blue through purple to red. All the colors are due to a unique anthocyanin, 3-O-glucosyldelphinidin, and both aluminum ion (Al3+) and copigments, 5-O-caffeoyl and/or 5-O...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Ito, Dan Aoki, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Kumi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41968-7