Rosa 'Eyeconic' - Climbing Rose

The 'Eyeconic' Climbing Rose is a "miniature" variety, not exceeding 1.20m (4ft) in height when planted in the ground, truly extraordinary. Its semi-double, bicoloured flowers, composed of 10 to 12 slightly tousled petals, evoke those of a yellow hibiscus in the arrangement of colours: they are an intense yellow, enhanced in the centre by small, striking vermillion red macules. The colour turns creamy during flowering. The early flowering starts in spring and doesn't stop until the first frost. This rose can also be grown as a bush without support. This rose will give the terrace or balcony a touch of Polynesian atoll!

The climbing Rose 'Eyeconic' (var. Meipouzmoi) is a recent creation by Meilland, introduced in 2014. In these flowers with contrasting central macules, the traits of a dwarf and wild rose named Rosa persica, with yellow flowers and a red heart, can be recognised. A small, woody climbing stem with thorns, it will not exceed 1.20m (4ft) in height and 50-60cm (20-24in) in width when planted in the ground, and 60-70cm (0 and 24in) when grown in pots. Its branches are adorned with abundant, small, dark green foliage with a smooth finish, resistant to diseases, and truly decorative. Its flowering is abundant from May and continues steadily and regularly until the first cold spells. The plant develops small, pointed, elegant buds that open into unusually wide flowers, 8cm (3in) in size. In the shape of slightly closed, slightly wrinkled cups, they display a very warm yellow colour, with each more or less toothed petal marked with a vermillion spot at the base. They are almost devoid of fragrance.

The 'Eyeconic' Rose (Meipouzmoi) is a special rose for a curious garden, which deserves a prime spot. It is also a hardy and undemanding plant, thriving in any ordinary soil without excessive limestone, even dry soil. It will charm enthusiasts of original, exotic-looking, compact and carefree varieties. When trained on a small arch, it forms a true mass of flowers from bottom to top. It can also be left to form a small bush without directing its growth. It will be chosen over others in a Mediterranean garden, on a slope, in a large rockery, wherever many 'classic' roses would shun. It is also sufficiently hardy to withstand our normal winters, which allows it to be adopted almost anywhere. For example, it can be paired with yellow or white foxgloves or pretty grasses like Muhlenbergia capillaris or Stipa capillata. It is also beautiful in front of the mass of tall asters (Aster laevis, Aster turbinellus, Kalimeris mongolica, Solidaster) or surrounded by warm tones like the autumn foliage of deciduous cotinus and euonymus with compact growth.