La Marne or Double pink Knockout rose?
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Comments (6)I call "hot pink" a pink blended with yellow and "cool pink" a pink blended with blue. To me, Pink double Knockout is an attractive shade of cool pink. I don't know, maybe my eyes are defective and my color sense misguided, but it has made me very pleased with six roses that everyone else agrees are outstanding except for their color....See MoreHaving some problems with Double Knockout Rose
Comments (3)The white spots are likely translucent spots where the lower leaf surface has been chewed off by rose slugs-- small pale green sawfly larvae. Find these and wipe them off. As Lioness says, the rotting is likely Botrytis and is weather-related. You don't need to do anything, as it will be transient....See MoreHow big does Double Pink Knockout really get?
Comments (5)You ask an interesting question. I don't grow d. pink KO but I have red KO which is listed as growing 2-4' tall. It rarely gets over 3' tall in my z4 area but I was recently doing some checking on roses for my son who lives in Atlanta, GA. When I corresponded with a rosarian in the Atlanta area, he had planted red KO as a foundation plant by his house because of the advertized height. After a couple of growing seasons he was using a step ladder & hedge trimmer to keep his red KO'S under 6' tall. I've heard similar stories about other shrub roses, i.e. Dr. Buck's Carefree Beauty gets much larger in warm zones than it does here in z4. So you being in z7 will probably get the largest hxw listed on the tag & maybe even larger....See MoreWhy are my RED Knockout roses turning Pink, then almost white?
Comments (7)Sbcand, Roses thrive in neutral soil. If the soil is sandy, there is a great chance your soil is too acidic for the rose. One half cup of lime at the initial planting of the rose would have taken care of the acidic part of the soil. Every spring, I add 1/2 cup of lime to the top of the soil around my roses with my compost. I bought a double knock out rose this spring. I added the lime, I have no problems with it. I love that rose bush, it is care free. If the soil PH isn't correct for any bush, it will be unable to absorb nutrients from the soil. You could try adding 1/2 cup of FAST acting lime around the top of the soil of the rose and watering real good. They sell PH meters inexpensively at Big Home center plant departments, like HD, you could test it yourself, before adding the lime. My soil is awefully sandy, so one of my roses I actually dug out a hughe hole and placed Miracle Grow Rose Garden soil in (big bag), and planted it in that (Pope John Paul II white rose), and now I don't have to worry about PH at all because the garden soil, (not potting soil), is neutral for roses. GOod Luck!...See MoreBrooks23
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