Disclosed is a rose characterized by containing a flavone and a malvidin by a geneticrecombination technique. Typically, the flavone and the malvidin are producedby the expression of a flavone synthesis enzyme gene and the expression of a flavonoid3',5'-hydroxylase gene originated from pansy ()and an anthocyanin methyltransferase gene, respectively, all introduced intothe rose. The flavone synthesis enzyme gene may be one originated from a plantbelonging to the family , such as one originated fromcommon snapdragon (, )and one originated from torenia (, ). The flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase gene may be one originated frompansy (). The anthocyanin methyltransferasegene may be one originated from torenia (, ).
