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Knockout Rose
Double Pink Knockout pictured
Knockout rose is proabably the most popular, and widely planted landscape rose today.
This beautiful flower rose,(shrub rose), was introduced in 1999.
It makes a wonderful rounded bush, that grows about 3-4' tall and wide, depending on your planting zone.
The warmer your climate, the bigger these roses can get!
They are VERY hardy and VERY dependable.
These shrub roses, are virtually immune to Black spot.
Quickly repeating clusters of flowers, blanket the plant all summer.
When planted in groups, it is simply stunning in the garden!
Colors include:
Knock out, deep cherry red
Pink Knockout, a lovely pink shade
Blushing Knockout, a much lighter shade of pink
Rainbow Knockout, Shades of Coral pink, with a deep yellow center
Double Pink Knockout, Deep pink, producing double flowers
These disease resistant roses, might be fragrance free, but they make up for the lack of fragrance, in virtual FLOWER POWER!
They should be in every garden.
This knockout rose, was started from a cutting last fall.
My mother has a bush that is over 4 ft. tall (she lives in the south, and trims it constantly to keep it under control).
If you want EASY, CAREFREE, DISEASE-RESISTANT, and LOTS of FLOWERS, plant these roses!
Mine continue to bloom well into the fall, even though I have stopped cutting them back!
Interesting books- many pictures, very good for reference!
The book "Easiest Roses to Grow", is a great reference book. Its not to big (only 96 pages) but it's packed with information, and LOTS of pictures. It suggest Easiest roses for growing lots of situations!