Eden rose is a shrub or climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Marie-Louise Meillan and introduced in France in 1985 as 'Pierre de Ronsard'. It is part of their Renaissance® Collection. Parentage is ['Danse des Sylphes' × 'Handel'] × ' Pink Wonder'. This bushy rose can be grown as a climber or a large shrub reaching 4-12 feet tall and 5-6 feet wide. Plant it in the full sun in fertile moist well-drained soil and give it regular irrigation and fertilization. The pink and white double flowers are 3-4 inches wide with up to 70 petals. The first flush is the heaviest but then it blooms continuously throughout the season. The dark green glossy leaves are on canes with prickles. In 2006, it was selected as 'World's Favorite Rose', the highest title a rose can be granted, and inducted into the Rose Hall of Fame in 2007. Use 'Eden Rose' as a specimen, in groups or on any vertical surface. Use in a cottage or cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Very disease resistant. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Cornelia'Rosa 'Rhonda'Rosa 'Sally Holmes'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Herbaceous Perennial; Rose; Vine
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet; 6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in. | Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
High
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Arching; Climbing; Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Dark green glossy compound leaves
Flower color
Pink; White
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Showy
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Cup; Dome
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Pink blend flowers are 3-4 inches across with 40-70 petals. Blooms heaviest in spring then continuously through fall.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Vertical Spaces
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden
Design feature
Border
Garden tags
#espalier #showy flowers #cottage garden #cutting garden #trellis #English garden #vertical spaces #climbing rose #pink flowers #shrub rose #fragrant flowers