Looks like one of the 'Knockout' series. I have two 'Blushing KOs' and can tell you some pros and cons. Con: They readily hit 6' by 6'. This is OK for me, but not OK if you want something that tops out at 3 or 4 feet. I don't know what kind of shape they would have if you tried to keep them pruned, but without pruning, they tend to have a pleasant shape with flowers all the way to the ground. They tend to produce quite a few stems where the flower color reverts to the screaming magenta of the first 'KO' variety. I don't much like that color, but it's a matter of taste. No fragrance. Pro: Without a doubt, Feature No. 1 is the robust health of the plant. Leaves remain shiny and fresh all summer long. No disease at all. Zero. The thing blooms all summer. A bit of a downer if Japanese beetles are a pest in your area, but really nice in the autumn. Mine bloom right into the cool weather. It holds foliage until well into the autumn, too. Foliage color on new growth is a nice, rich burgundy. It has thorns, but not really awful ones. It doesn't need a lot of special soil care. A couple of shovelfuls of compost or manure in the spring will do the job.

You made a mistake by cutting them back last fall. In your zone you should not prune your roses in the fall. Wait until spring. The roses store nutrients in the canes and you cut that supply off when you pruned them. That being said, last year was a particularly bad winter and you probably would have lost most of the cane anyway. Nothing you can do about that. We all started out with shorter than normal roses this spring. They'll need time to recuperate and rebuild their structures. Knowing what roses you have will also help us to determine how large and bushy you can expect them to get. Roses can take from 3 to 5 years to fully mature so be patient. As for the puckered leaves we really would need to see a photo of them to be able to diagnose what's going on. Why are you using the Bioneem oil? Do you have a bug infestation? If not then you don't need it. If you do not have a specific insect that you have correctly identified and are using the correct product for that bug, you could be killing off beneficial insects instead. That could set you up for an even worse problem later on. Only use insecticide when you have a bug, know exactly what bug it is and determine the correct insecticide to use for that bug. Not all insecticides work on all bugs. For now I would keep them well watered and fertilize them following the instructions on the fertilizer carefully and be patient.

Depends on where you have your rose. Are you keeping it inside? Roses do not like to be inside unless you have very sophisticated lighting and moisture control. Now if you do have your rose outside and the leaves are turning yellow it could be just normal depending on how many leaves are yellow. roses shed older leaves all the time which is normal or it could just be the climate change. Most roses people ask about are "store bought" roses and they are grown in greenhouses and then sold to stores where they are kept inside. This requires them to be "hardened off" which means to put them outside in semi shade for a few hours everyday for a week or so and then they can be left outside. These "Store Bought" mini roses are hard to kill if treated properly and planted outside in the ground or even in a big pot (12" or larger). Good luck and Happy Gardening! Ms.Mary

I would love to have a Black Magic, Ink Spots, or Black Jade rose bush. I am also looking for a Blue Moon rose bush. If anyone out there has any of these please contact me at dragonflygirl99@yahoo.com Thanks Beth