Rainbow Knock-Out

Class: Landscape Shrub Rose

Origin: Bred in USA by Bill Radler; 2007

Cultivation: Bushy, compact and round.  Will bloom year-round in mild climates

Flower Size: 1.5”-2” single blooms

Scent: Very slight

Color: Deep coral pink with yellow center finishing nicely to light coral

Flowering: Blooms April – November or longer, depending upon climate

Height/Spread: 3.0/3.0 ft

Disease resistance: Very hardy and very disease resistant

Rainbow Knock Out is a 2007 All-America Rose Selection (AARS) Rose Winner.  Every year All-America Rose Selections (AARS) evaluates a number of roses in 27 official AARS trial gardens across the U.S. Their gardens represent a wide range of climates throughout the United States, so the roses selected must do well in all of the climates. They closely examine the hardiness, disease-resistance, novelty, and color of its blossoms during a two-year period.

Even more floriferous and disease-resistant than its famous parent, Rainbow Knock Out is a bushy and compact landscape shrub rose with short stems bearing glossy, dark green leaves. Its blooms are single-form flowers that start out as pointed buds and appear abundantly throughout the growing season. The delicate five-petaled flowers are two inches in diameter and are a deep coral-pink color with a yellow center finishing nicely to light coral.

Rainbow Knock Out will have a nice display of blooms late into the season for a lovely fall bloom, and while it does not exhibit a strong fragrance, the petals emit a delicate sweetbriar scent. Suitable for container growing in small spaces, this rose is the prefect accent to any garden. It is also winter hardy to zone 4 and is fully resistant to black spot, mildew and rust.