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• Erica (shrub, Ilsink, 1986)
• Eye Opener
• Eyeopener
• INTerop
• Tapis Rouge (shrub, Ilsink, 1986)

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Medium red Floribunda, Shrub.
Registration name: INTerop,  Tapis Rouge (floribunda)
Exhibition name: Eyeopener (shrub, Interplant, 1987)

Bred by Gerrit Pieter Ilsink (Netherlands, before 1984).
Introduced in Netherlands by Interplant BV in 1987 as 'Erica'.

Floribunda, Shrub.  

Red, yellow stamens. [Red.]  None / no fragrance.  Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season, occasional repeat later in the season.  

Short, spreading.  Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for garden or ground cover.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  

New Zealand - Patent No: 523  on  20 Aug 1990

Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has clusters of small deep red flowers with prominent, yellow stamens...