Pastel outer petal, dark base
The pale outer zone makes the purple-red blotch appear larger and deeper.
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Family: Rosaceae · Pot diameter: 3 L · Current height: 40 cm
Rosa ‘Intereybabews’ Sweet Babylon Eyes® is the softest-coloured Babylon Eyes, yet its centre keeps all the drama. Open single to semi-double flowers move from pale pink into apricot around a dark purple-red eye, giving the impression of a miniature hibiscus on a rose. Its compact glossy crown repeats the display from late spring into autumn, delivering romantic colour without sugary uniformity.
Give it a low pot viewed from above or the front of a border, framed by small blue flowers and clean copper-toned textures.
Most promising new variety, 17th Barcelona International New Rose Competition, 2017.
Three elements define this exact cultivar’s form and presence.
The pale outer zone makes the purple-red blotch appear larger and deeper.
The number of inner petals may vary slightly between flowers without obscuring the basal eye.
Short lateral shoots hold flowers close to a compact green background.
Why you will love it: because the soft pink edge makes the deep-red eye appear even stronger without losing the flower’s light, open character.
Allow about 60 cm of width in full sun, with fertile free-draining soil and protection of container roots from prolonged hard frost.
Keep the flower colour clear with blue, silver or yellow accents from plants sharing full sun, airflow and free-draining soil.
Full sun, ideally at least six hours, with air moving around the foliage.
Water deeply when the upper 3–4 cm have dried; avoid small daily amounts.
A hardy deciduous plant; protect the pot from prolonged hard frost and drying wind.
Not intended for eating. Wear gloves around prickly canes and keep treated plant parts away from children and animals.
Full sun, ideally at least six hours, with air moving around the foliage.
Water deeply when the upper 3–4 cm have dried; avoid small daily amounts.
Deep fertile but free-draining soil with organic matter and no standing water around roots.
Balanced feed at growth onset and a second light application after the first flush, always on moist soil.
Prune in late winter according to the natural habit, removing dead, weak or crossing canes. Remove weak and crossing shoots in late winter, keeping a low centre that is airy rather than flattened.
Water at the root, clear fallen leaves and inspect young shoots for aphids or fungal spotting.
During its first season it makes short basal stems and opens single pastel flowers on fresh lateral tips.
After the first flush, new branches restore flowering and fill gaps in the rounded crown.
At maturity it remains about 50–60 cm high and wide, with dense foliage acting as a dark background for pink flowers with red eyes.
The deciduous shrub settles at 50–60 cm high and 50–60 cm wide without losing its natural branching.
Both drawings show the same natural architecture as foliage, flowers and active growth change.
What to expect after planting: Leave a little space around the crown so the low flowers remain visible and the foliage dries quickly after watering or rain.
‘Intereybabews’ was bred by Interplant Roses in the Netherlands and introduced in 2016 as Sweet Babylon Eyes®, within the breeder’s Babylon Eyes collection of Rosa persica hybrids.
The selection retained a pastel pink-apricot corolla with a dark eye, compact growth and repeat flowering. In 2017 it was recognised as the most promising new variety at Barcelona’s 17th International New Rose Competition; the exact cross has not been published.
The basal blotch appears in the same developmental zone on all five petals, showing shared spatial control of anthocyanin.
Small changes in the petaloid conversion of inner stamens alter fullness while the pattern on the outer petals remains stable.
Six practical answers covering position, water, seasonality, pruning, mature scale and safety.
Full sun, ideally at least six hours, with air moving around the foliage.
Water deeply when the upper 3–4 cm have dried; avoid small daily amounts.
It suits a permanent pot about 40 cm across with full sun, deep fertile compost and enough space around the rounded crown.
Prune in late winter according to the natural habit, removing dead, weak or crossing canes.
At maturity it reaches about 50–60 cm high and 50–60 cm wide, with a natural compact rounded deciduous shrub.
Not intended for eating. Wear gloves around prickly canes and keep treated plant parts away from children and animals.