Have you been to Roses Unlimited in Laurens, SC? If they don't have the rose you want, they may try to either get it for you or own-rooted for you. Great folks. If you haven't visited their greenhouses, you need to.

Yes I have emailed Pat several times at Roses Unlimited. She said she wouldn't have these roses till the spring but she keeps wanting to sell me the Sunny Knockout. I don't want the sunny I want the Carefree. The last time Pat emailed me she said she would check for me. Haven't heard from her since. Laurens is about an hours drive, it just might be worth the trip.

Kimberlysc, as I stated in your previous post, this is the wrong time to buy potted roses locally. I would think that even vendors in your area would be out of roses, or at least on the dregs of what was left from what they received this year. You can wait until next spring (April) to buy a larger potted plant, or you can mail order and see if those vendors will have plants sooner.

I noted before that Chamblee's lists it as "Coming Soon", but that might mean the spring as well, you can try contacting them.

Here is a link that might be useful: Chamblee's Rose Nursery

Hi Kimberly, I too have the Carefree Sunshine and it is beautiful. I was told by a local nursery that the white one was coming this next spring and I can't wait. Already have a spot for about three of them. We have some nurseries called Pike Nursery that sold Carefree Sunshine about two years ago which is where I got mine. Plus another local nursery sold some. Good luck finding some. Our Home Depots and Lowes are still getting in some beautiful potted roses so maybe they will get some. I'm sure they will flood the market with them when you least expect it. When I first saw the double pink knock out on the internet the local nurseries had never heard of it. They kept trying to sell me the double original one. Then this summer I was wanting some more pink ones and couldn't find them anywhere until the last month and now they are everywhere. Go figure. Best of luck, Judy

I, too, want Carefree Sunshine, so Friday I called Chamblee and they said that they do have it. I don't know if they have it for fall, because I asked about spring. It is only a phone call to find out. The phone number is on their website.

Witherspoon Rose Culture in Durhan, NC has White Out listed in their 2009 catalog. They are a bit expensive though. They list a lot of Radler's Knock Out varieties but not Carefree Sunshine.

In my experience Carefree Sunshine does not repeat anywhere near as well as Knock Out. It is very prone to setting hips and requires dead heading to keep it blooming. You may want to keep an open mind about Sunny KO.

Rosebud!!!!!!I haven't heard from you in ages. I hope you stick around.

Sammy

Typically, this is the low inventory time for most nurseries. I have heard good things about CS but then there's Rosebud's reply and he lives in a high BS area.

Carla

I lurk when I can, but don't have much time to post. But, hello to all!

CS doesn't BS much, but doesn't bloom much either w/o deadheading, at least for me. It is right next to some KOs in a public garden so they are treated the same way. Your experience may differ though.

The Star rep spoke to our rose club last month and told us that White Out is a West Coast rose only. Evidently, it has too much black spot to be among the KO series. But the name would certainly lead one to believe elsewise.

Hi there. White Out is actually not a member of The Knock Out Family of Roses. White Out is indeed from the breeder of The Knock Out® Rose, but is not a member of the family. It has stunning white flowers and dark contrasting foliage but not quite the disease resistance that the Knock Out® Family of Roses is known for. Here is a link with more info:

Here is a link that might be useful: White Out

Carefree Sunshine does need deadheading for best rebloom, but you can do a big plant in one minute with hedge clippers. No need to fuss over it.

Hi, rosebud.

I've had Carefree Sunshine before, and it was an "O.K." rose. I've been thinking of trying a Sunny Knockout. I agree with keeping an open mind...maybe try both!

If you can get to Roses Unlimited, you're in for a real treat, especially if you can arrange to see Pat Henry's personal garden.

Sandy

How do the spent blooms on Sunny Knockout look - won't get one until I know because I didn't like the spent blooms on the pale pink or the rainbow knockouts. They look like dirty wet paper!

For me, Carefree Sunshines have been as good or better producers than Knockout and spent blooms are actually pretty with the pretty orangish red eyelashes. The foliage looks more natural with its apple green color juxtaposing the bright yellow than it would with the dark florist green of Knockout's foliage.