Who is growing Easy on the Eyes

8 months ago

I got this Easy on the Eyes for a new bed I was planning to put in, but that project has been sidelined and might never happen at this rate. I am trying to decide where to plant it now and was hoping to find more info on your experiences with it. My search of the forum didn’t turn up much. Is it fragrant? Does it stay the size you expected? Does it tolerate a bit of shade? What labting combination with it have worked best for you? I have a couple possible spots in mind, but I’d love to hear more about it before deciding on it’s eventual home in the garden.

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mmmm12COzone5

8 months ago

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I planted Easy on the Eyes May 20, 2020 as a band from High Country Roses. It is a BEAUTIFUL rose! One of my favorites.

Pics taken June 28th, 2023.

Closer up of flowers.

For me it is still small as it is only 3 yrs old. The first year it was cane hardy here in zone 5 CO. Last year it was a little lopsided as our -20F temps caused some die back (but it did not die to the ground). It is at the back edge of my rose bed which probably still gets adequate sun but as the tree and bush behind it get bigger it is getting less than full sun.

For me it has not grown tall so I would put it in the front of the bed where it can be a showpiece.

Even closer up view of the flowers. They are so pretty!

Here she is a year earlier, June 12, 2022.

June 18, 2022. Iceberg to the upper left and Livin Easy lower left.

I'm very interested to see what it does this year! So far she is very well behaved. Stays compact and controlled with no trimming from me other than to dead head off the large bouquets of flowers. We don't shape it at all and it doesn't throw any tall or long canes. I don't recall it having a fragrance but it is too low to smell so I don't know if I have checked.

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Markay MD-Zone 7B
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8 months ago
It looks so pretty! I appreciate the pictures!
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mmmm12COzone5
8 months ago
Here she is June 16, 2021 so just a one year old plant.

Here she is as a newly planted band in June 2020.
erasmus_gw
8 months ago
Your plant of it is looking fantastic, mmm. I have Eyes For You and wonder how this one is different from it. Seems like your Easy On The Eyes might be more floriferous.

Eyes For You
mmmm12COzone5
8 months ago
last modified: 8 months ago
Forgot to show the color variation. This is June 20, 2023, before the flowers get more white. They open more pink/purple and then whiten as the sun hits them.

July 1, 2023 from another angle shows the relative sizes of my roses.

Easy on the Eyes is the center bottom row. Iceberg is to the right of it. To the left the bigger one is Sally Holmes. There is actually a Calico Gal in front of it but they sort of blend together in the picture. Livin Easy is the orange behind it. To the right of that the not very dense one is Dainty Bess.
mmmm12COzone5
8 months ago
I had never seen Eyes for You. It does look really similar. I chose Easy on the Eyes due to a recommendation of another forum member, Sam in CO. They had good luck with it and I thought the pictures were pretty. I am really glad I got it because it is a very rewarding rose.
nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
8 months ago
I love Easy on the Eyes too and I find it's a consistent bloomer in good sun. In part sun it bloomed off and on but better than a lot of its neighbors. I'm planting replacements of as many of the "Eyes" series of Hulthemias as I can get and they tend to be well-mannered, consistent bloomers.

Cynthia
erasmus_gw
8 months ago
I think it has more pink in it than Eyes For You. I really like the variety of colors in that second to last pic.

Cynthia, I replied to your message but don't know if you got it. I don't have your regular email address anymore.
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
8 months ago
I love this rose! It is just darling!! Its going on my list. It looks like bees would like the open blossoms. I wonder how big it would get in Florida..
rosecanadian
8 months ago
Mmmm - how divine!!! Utterly gorgeous!! And I don't have any semi-doubles...but I bought this one and have it coming this spring. Now I'm really glad I did!!

Hmf lists it as strongly fragrant...so I'm hoping that will be the case. :)
seasiderooftop
8 months ago
This rose isn't available in Europe yet, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed it will be.

I love hulthemia hybrids but unfortunately aside from Eyes for You they seem to all be lacking in the fragrance department. EfY definitely has good fragrance.

Easy on the Eyes is Sweet Chariot × Eyes for You so it should be fragrant, although some comments on HMF describe it as "nice and light" rather than strong. Looking forward to reading more reviews, especially from you Rosecanadian since I know fragrance is important to you !
rosecanadian
8 months ago
Seaside - I'll keep you posted. :) :) Hopefully spring will eventually come here. lol
nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
8 months ago
Erasmus - thanks for your comment and email! I haven't gotten anything from you lately and can't post my usual email address on a public site. You can send something to my alternate email and I'll remind you of my regular email from there. My alt email is my user name here, 11, at ymail dot com. My user name is nippstress.

Cynthia
dianela7analabama
8 months ago
I love these pictures. I ordered this one this year.
rosecanadian
8 months ago
Dianela - I know, right? :) :) It was an impossible to resist rose for me too.
mmmm12COzone5
8 months ago
I was the same way, once I saw a picture of the bush I had to have it. It wasn't one that would stand out in the green house so I wouldn't have noticed it on my own. But the garden performance is spectacular. The flowers remind me of carnations and I like having different bloom forms in the rose garden.
rosecanadian
8 months ago
mmmm - I'm hoping that the bees love it. :) Its more simple form may be welcoming for them. :)
dianela7analabama
8 months ago
Carol I have looked at it several times and never got it because I wasn’t sure about the different colors in one plant. It does seem to be lovely I. These pictures and it is supposed to have great disease resistance so I couldn’t resist. I am hopping it does great for you too.
rosecanadian
8 months ago
Thanks, Dianela :) :) We'll rock this plant. :)
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8 months ago
Easy on the Eyes is among the best Weeks has introduced in some time. I recommend it for Oregon.
forever_a_newbie_VA8
8 months ago
Great rose! reminds me of Blue For You
Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
8 months ago
I have it too , no pics but Carol and sultry , the bees do indeed love it ! In fact when I see it at the local nursery it is always crawling with them ! That’s why I ordered it last year . If the bees love it well so do i ☺️
Markay MD-Zone 7B
Original Author
8 months ago
Lilyfinch, I’m so glad to hear the bees love it!! I am so excited about this rose now!!
rosecanadian
8 months ago
Jen - that's great to hear! I hope to see that in my own yard. :) :)
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dianela7analabama
7 months ago
First blooms on my Easy on the eyes. The picture doesnt do it justice, I love it.

She is on the left, big pot getto this year.
mmmm12COzone5
7 months ago
Dianela, Very nice! It will just keep getting better and better. I was amazed at how nice Easy On The Eyes turned out. However it was beautiful at all stages.
rosecanadian
7 months ago
Dianela - she's still a baby and already looks wonderful!! I'm so excited to be getting mine...it's in the mail and on the way!!
KrystalW 9b SoCal
7 months ago
Daniela, so pretty! Mine is on her third year and she’s loaded with buds!

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