Re: original KnockOut rose

**jo ellen meyers sharp h*@sbcglobal.net**

Hi, Carolyn -- my Knock Out red is about 4 1/2 to 5-feet tall, but I 
didn't get it cut back this year. Bill Radler says to cut it back in 
half in spring. Also, he says no deadheading.

And for me, someone who really dislikes thorny plants, he recommended 
the Knock Out Double Pink, which he says has very few thorns. How 
fortunate that's what we got from Novalis.

Throughout my gardening life, I've not been a rose person. I have no 
tea roses, but these shrub and landscape roses are hard to beat for 
consistant color all summer and low maintenance. And the older my 
Carefree Delight got, the more hips it produced, giving it winter 
interest. Knock Out had hips its second year, too. My Carefree 
Delight reached 5 feet, too, althought it was only suppposed to be in 
the 3-foot range.

Lady Elsie May, which we got a couple years ago from Angelina 
Nurseries, is gorgeous and the new intros from Spring Meadow (O So 
Sweet series) look promising.

jems

>For those of you who are growing the original red Knock Out rose, how 
>tall is it? In my garden, my 4-year-old rose is as tall as I am--5 
>feet 4 inches--and probably 4 feet wide. Maybe more.
>
>All of my other KnockOuts are much more modest in size.
>
>I'm curious what the rest of you are experiencing.
>Carolyn Ulrich
>Chicagoland Gardening Magazine
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