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Knockout Rose
Best Shrub Rose EverSome rose experts call the knockout rose the best shrub rose ever, and for good reasons. It won top AARS honors in year 2000. This rose is a very versatile plant; I even recommend growing these roses in containers on patios, and apartment or condo balconies. It's definitely one of the best compact red rose bushes.
Companion plants can include catmint, french lavender, lobelia and hardy geraniums.
In the picture above these roses are growing in a narrow curbside flower border. The companion plants are Blue Iris, LambsEar, Fleebane and Hardy Geranium. This photo gives you a good idea how this rose looks in mixed a flower border. It is exceptionally disease resistant and appears to be immune to black spot and other common rose diseases. No spraying is ever needed. This rose has mossy green foilage and it flowers with an abundance that is hard to beat. Non stop masses of flowers until frost. The continous blooming flowers are self-cleaning, that means no deadheading needed in order to produce more blooms. There is a red and pink variety, as well as a coral pink color available. The flowers have a very light sweet fragrance.
Here is another planting idea for Knockout rose that is perfect for a small spot in your garden. The red rose is underplanted with the briliant blue 'Lobelia', a self seeding annual that is so useful in many situations. It's also available in white, pink, light blue and lavender. Never plant roses without adding other plants that makes them shine.
Here is a picture showing pink knockout roses. The red is more popular, however, if you prefer pink roses, this is how the pink variety looks like. These roses are not suited for cut flowers. They are best used for landscape situations such as slopes, walkways or in front of a picket fence. I planted 10 of these roses in front of my white picket fence a few years ago. They put on such a show, people are actually making U-turns to come back for a second look. The best part is, I never have to fuss with them at all, just an occasional feeding and watering. That's all. Hardy to zone 4, height 2-3 feet.
A New Knock out Rose Called Rainbow
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