I'm no fan of fads. Never been the kind of person who had to have the latest thing. So I've been quietly watching the Knockout rose phenomenon these last few years, waiting to see if the claims were true and if the single Knockout would evolve into a double.
From what I hear, these roses do live up to their billing. They bloom all summer into frost. They're disease-resistant. They thrive in full sun to part shade. And the single, whose look I didn't much care for, gave way to the double, which I like.
We recently pulled out some azaleas that were planted in a bed that gets full sun and never liked it, put them in a shadier spot and replaced them with six double Knockout pink roses. I have to say they look great. And I don't have to worry about this trouble-spot anymore. Knock me out!
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Ginny, I'm thrilled to see you have become a Knock Out believer. Your readers will be thankful to know they can plant a rose and have no fear of it growing. No fussing . No chemicals. If you can grow grass, you can have beautiful roses in your garden.
I must agree, the promise of beautiful blooms from spring to frost without a lot of work, no spraying or deadheading, excellent disease resistantce and drought tolerance does sounds too good to be true -- but the proof is all over the Delaware Valley.
Knock Out comes in 7 colors -- from pale pink to yellow to the classic electric raspberry pink -- so there is now one for every garden theme.
Enjoy!
Suzi McCoy, spokesperson for The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses
Posted by Suzi McCoy | May 30, 2008 11:39 AM
Posted on May 30, 2008 11:39