'Eyeopener' Rose

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'Eyeopener' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of rachelsgardener

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Erica (shrub, Ilsink, 1986)
• Eye Opener
• INTerop
• Tapis Rouge (shrub, Ilsink, 1986)
• Tapis Rouge

HMF Ratings:

19 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda, Shrub.
Registration name: INTerop, Tapis Rouge (floribunda)
Exhibition name: Eyeopener

Origin:

Bred by Gerrit Pieter Ilsink (Netherlands, before 1984).
Introduced in Netherlands by Interplant BV in 1987 as 'Erica'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Red, yellow stamens. [Red.] None / no fragrance. Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season, occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Short, spreading. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for garden or ground cover. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 523 on 20 Aug 1990

Parentage:

seed:	[ Nozomi × Unnamed Seedling] × Eyepaint ®
pollen:	[ Nozomi × Unnamed Seedling] × Dortmund

Notes:

Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has clusters of small deep red flowers with prominent, yellow stamens...