Knockout Roses

**C* E* <C*@CatrionaTudorErler.com>**

I agree that the Rainbow Knockout does not perform as well as the original Knockout.  In south central Virginia, my Rainbow Knockouts are covered in mildew (I just cut them way back), and if they don't start to do better, I think they'll be history.  It's disappointing as they were so pretty when they were shown to us at the GWA conference in Valley Forge, PA.  The double pink Knockout performs better than Rainbow, but the original single deep pink is best by far.  Now you've got me eager to try Easy Elegance Sunrise Sunset.  It sounds like a winner!
Catriona 
On Jun 28, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Nancy Szerlag wrote:

> Lorraine, I have talked to other rose folk at garden centers who agree, the Easy Elegance roses are tops. I'm wondering if the Knockouts have been somehow compromised.
> Word in the trade is Rainbow Knockout does not measure up. Last year I started a bunch of Drifts bare root and they are doing well. A little black spot does not noiter me out, but if a rose de-leafs, it's out of here. I have half  a dozen Griffith Buck roses that put in a stunning display this spring.
> 
> I mix shrub roses and purple leafed shubs in my perennial beds. Love the look and it's an easy care mix with perennials.
> 
> Now that Jackson and Perkins has gone belly up and Conard Pyle is no longer growing roses, the entire market may change dramatically.
> 
> Nancy Szerlag
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