Beautiful knockout Roses

Planting knockout roses and caring for them is fairly easy and has become a popular rose with novice growers. Because they are so easily grown, knockout roses have become a big seller with the different stages of growers from novice to expert.

There are only seven varieties of Knockout Roses to choose from. The original Knockout Rose is called "The Knockout Rose" and the other six are called "The Pink", "The Rainbow", "The Double Pink", "The Sunny", "The Double" and "The Blushing Knockout".

After getting a knockout rose from the nursery and if you live in the north, you should plant the bush at least 2" deeper than normal. The reason the soil needs to be set higher around the cane is so that the bush is protected during winter. If you live in the colder northern regions, make sure that you follow this rule of depth.

At the end of winter, you should see new canes emerging from the soil. To ensure that your roses bloom for the rest of the season, you should cut off the hips before the seeds start to grow and mature. By doing this, the roses will bloom for about three weeks followed by a rest period of three weeks and then bloom again. This cycle will then repeat itself all throughout the rest of the growing season.

When growing season is about to end do not prune your Roses of the Knockout Family, because you may not know how far the plant is into the start of its dormancy. Pruning back the foliage at the end of the season won't let the rose to properly go into a dormant state. The rose needs its leaves to enter into a full state of dormancy for the winter; this is why we don't prune.