GROW KNOCKOUT ROSES FOR ALL SEASON BLOOMS

While some roses need constant attention and maintenance and then bloom just once leaving you with no more flowers until the following year, there is one rose variety which is quite the opposite. Knockout roses are easy to care for and are also repeat flowering throughout the season. And they don’t even need deadheading as I discovered from this article by Jenny Peterson which I found over on the Houzz website.

You may be a little hesitant to add roses to your garden. After all, they’re fussy and disease prone, and require endless spraying and pruning, right? Not Knock Out roses. These roses were introduced in 2000 to great fanfare and popularity in the gardening world because of their easy care requirements and prolific blooming. This newish rose has made rose gardening so much more accessible to the average gardener, so the biggest decision you’ll have to make is which one to buy first.

Amy Renea

Botanical name: Rosa ‘Radrazz’ or other specific variety
Common name: Knock Out rose
USDA zones: 4 to 9
Water requirement: Consistent moisture
Light requirement: Full sun
Mature size: 3 to 4 feet tall; 3 feet wide
Benefits and tolerances: Exceptional disease resistance and hardiness; cold and heat tolerant
Seasonal interest: Blooms nearly continuously from spring until the first hard frost, with bloom cycles every 5 to 6 weeks
When to plant: Midspring or after the last frost

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Distinguishing traits. This rose has a great medium size, which allows it to be used in many areas of the garden ? from borders to containers. It features dark green leaves and blooms in reds, pinks and yellows. The flowers can have single or double petals, but the only one that has fragrance is the Sunny Knock Out.