Rosa Rainbow Knock Out

Unsurpassed Floriferousness and Disease Resistance By far the most floriferous Knock Out, as well as the most disease-resistant.

The Knock Out series just keeps getting better, and Rainbow Knock Out is without a doubt its greatest star yet. Not only is this the most floriferous Knock Out (by far), it is also the most disease-free yet, with almost complete resistance to blackspot, powdery mildew, and rust. It reblooms ceaselessly from spring through fall in most climates, with lovely single blooms that change colors as they mature. It is even lightly scented, unlike most shrub Roses. What more could any Rose lover ask.The blooms on this rounded, bushy 3-by-3-foot shrub open orange from coral-pink buds, then quickly turn a soft coral-pink shading to gold at the base, surrounding a yellow center.

As they mature, they gradually turn light coral. Just 2 inches wide but packed with color and the scent of sweetbriar, they are a magnificent sight on a fully-blooming shrub, when the various colors of buds, new blooms, and mature flowers are present at once.After the blooms finally pass, the shrub covers itself in bright orange hips that persist through winter, delighting the birds in your garden. This trouble-free, very high-performing and beautiful Rose makes an ideal hedge, driveway planting, ribbon of color in the perennial or shrub border, or container choice. Winner of a 2007 All-America Rose Selection Award, it is superior in every way.

Zones 4-9.