Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only'
(Rose For Your Eyes Only)
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Hybrid of Rosa persica
Origin - Bred in Shropshire, Britain
Discovered By - Bred by Chris Warner of Warner Roses
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 2m
Width - 2m
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A Shrub Rose (sometimes considered a Floribunda rose) with an upright, bushy habit. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets that are toothed at the margins. Clusters of single, bowl-shaped flowers that are bright salmon pink with deep red centres and golden stamens. The flowers are produced continuously from early summer into late autumn.
Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only' won the Rose of the Year award in 2015.
The correct botanical name for this rose is R. 'ChewEyesup', 'For Your Eyes Only' is the trademark name.
Flower:
Single, bowl-shaped flowers are bright salmon pink with deep red centres and golden stamens. Flowers are produced in clusters, continuously, from June into November. Flowers may open earlier in a warm spring.
Flower colour: Pink, red
Flower shape: Single, bowl-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on prickly, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to elliptic leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.