Re: question about KnockOut roses and overwintering

**N* S* <s*@earthlink.net>**

Interesting fact. Simplicity roses don't do well in Michigan. Most of  
my roses came through the winter unscathed. I heap several shovels  
full of compost/soil/bark soil conditioners over the crowns in late  
fall. I think it protects them from sea saw temps we experience in  
Nov and Dec.
Nancy Szerlag - Zone 5 fifty miles north of detroit.
On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:50 AM, B K Earl wrote:

> Carolyn,
>
> I have five Knock-Out (original) Red roses scattered throughout the
> garden; some sheltered, some not.  All five survived the winter -- but
> just barely.  And though each is currently blooming, not a single  
> one is
> taller than 12 inches.  The Knock-Out Double Red never made it at all.
> The yellow Simplicity Roses and some rugosas, on the other hand, are
> pure eye-candy!
>
> Betty
> Carolyn Ulrich wrote:
>> Here in Chicago I've noticed that several KnockOut roses didn't  
>> make it
>> through the winter or, if they survived, they were badly hit and are
>> only 6 inches tall at this point. Has anybody else noticed this?
>
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