Eyepaint ® rose
Rosa 'Eyepaint ®'
Gold Medal,Gold Medal
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size3 to 6 feet tall2.5 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red or vermilion, white center, yellow stamens, white-ish reverse
- Foliage color
- Glossy, dark green foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Eyepaint' rose (Rosa 'Eyepaint') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Single red blooms have a white center and yellow stamens, and they smell sweet. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn. Samuel Darragh bred it in 1975, and thorny stems make a bushy, spreading plant.
Pairs well with Maltese cross, Royal Purple smoketree, The President clematis, and Stargazer lily.