🌹 Knockout Roses 101 // Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) Rumors // Everything You Need to Know

[@angelaholland7822]

I have a yellow knock out rose bush and it smells so good!!

[@TheRoseGeek]

I love the yellow also!

[@Lornicopia]

I have had these for years! I have a big yard,so I let many of them grow to 7 feet. I have always noticed a fragrance on all of them. The reds smell like red roses,the pink ones smell a bit peachy and the white and yellows smell more citrus.

[@anncollins2009]

I had a beautiful knockout rose, when this rose aged, it actually started to have a fragrance. I must have planted it in a perfect place . I would cut it back every spring and it would always grow est. 6 ft tall, i loved that rose bush. however, i had to sell my home and move.

[@grettalemabouchou6779]

Oh dear....I would have dug that up and brought it with me!....I have several dozen! God bless.

[@AndYourLittleDog]

I tend to recommend knockouts to people as a “gateway rose”. Success with them is pretty much a sure thing so it’s a nice way to make someone a rose person…training wheels, if you will. Also, hello puppy friend 🐾🌹

[@TheRoseGeek]

Excellent analogy!! You are right, the gateway rose with training wheels 🤓 🐾

[@TuoInside]

Nice video! Definitely a newbie here and my first rose is a knockout sunny. Between probably a lack of water, airflow or the 18g espresso coffee puck I fed him, he ended up losing a good majority of foliage. Here we are just about 3 weeks later and most canes are fully flushed out again with multiple blooms throughout. Definitely gets the indestructible award in my book!

[@TheRoseGeek]

I have a knockout sunny also! I just moved him today from a pot to a shady bed. If you are on our FaceBook group "Rose Geeks", would love for you to post pics so that I can dream about how mine might look in bloom. Thanks for watching.

[@RoseTorn411]

My Single Bloom knockout bush has a strong fragrance. My double knockout has little to none.

[@queenvtarot9255]

Hi this is my first time watching your channel. I just got my first knock out roses yesterday in Coral! I’m so excited it brings so much color and life !

[@queenvtarot9255]

@@TheRoseGeek TY 🥰

[@brendagallik6451]

My roses are red. They will look good with the color of the house. I love the view you have made from the water. Looking forward to learning from your channel.

[@Alejandro_C62]

This is a great video and the point that you made with having continuous color is why I planted these in front of my house. I have David Austin roses and they are beautiful, but I’m ok with enjoying them in the back yard where they can take a break and don’t have to be the curb appeal.

[@jessicamal78]

I love your hostas in the background!!!

[@jessicamal78]

Absolutely!! I divided some of mine and gave to a friend and she loves them!!! Gardening is so much fun!!

[@sweetbeadstudio]

Do you cut above the 3 leaves, or below the 3 leaves when pruning? TY

[@truthofthematter9409]

I love my Double Red Knockout Rose so much. She puts on such a show early through Fall. This Spring I purchased the Double Pink Knockout that needed a bit of love. She's grown a good foot already. I also have 3 of the Drift Roses by the same producer of the Knockout and they do not disappoint either. They do have a huge scent.

[@shirleyjames7834]

Thank for sharing your knowledge 👍🏾

[@brandiwilliams7448]

I have 4 of them and I can smell them. My yellow and white have a honey smell. Yes I am new that this and I'm out there 2 times a day everyday so I can learn and get new ones each year. Thank you for the information much appreciated!

[@huytruong2542]

Thank you so much for fhe videos. I only have knockout roses. They are great. Although sometimes they can be boring to me, but they perform so well so I feel bad about replacing them. So I decided to keep them.

[@TheRoseGeek]

I agree! They are dependable bloomers. Feel free to share your pics on the Rose Geeks Facebook page. I am sure others would love to see how you landscape with them and companion planting. Thanks for watching Huy.

[@huytruong2542]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you so much. I will join the group right away. I really appreciate your videos and knowledge that you share to us ❤️

[@samgreason4449]

Yay knockouts! They're sort of like a gateway drug into roses!

[@TheRoseGeek]

Exactly 🥰

[@MoniqueARuiz]

We moved into our first home last May. Out front there were 5 established knockout rose bushes. They're not my favorite at all, but they bloomed beautifully. This year, the blooms were very strange and the appearance of the bushes just looked terrible, so I started doing research. I suspected RRD, so I contacted my local Master Gardener's association and they were able to confirm that was the case. Even though I didn't care for them to begin with, it was very sad to see the removal of the 5. We have a very very very small yard, and they left a giant hole! On the plus side, more room to plant other things (they advised me not to plant any more roses in that area, just to be safe).

[@MoniqueARuiz]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you so much! Right now I just have a few sunflowers growing there, since I definitely didn’t have a plan in place to lose so many well established things! I’ll definitely do some research about replanting roses there. That’s great to hear others have had success.

[@grettalemabouchou6779]

I have two lovely apricot sister bushes that look beautiful even as the petals dry!🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝

[@PlantAndBloom]

I have this book! And i love it so much! I wish I had this book before i started growing roses. But I digress... It's hard to get rid of roses you have already come to love even if you need to spray them every year. Lol!

[@kathrynmarrero5263]

Thank you 😊

[@janetmckinnish8254]

I just planted a knockout rose I put potting soil in the hole instead of putting the dirt back in...did I mess up?

[@janetmckinnish8254]

@@TheRoseGeek red clay soil

[@Dessyluvs]

I love my knock out rose, it is easy to maintain. I get three flushes out of the rose.

[@TheRoseGeek]

What color do you have @Dessyluvs GT? They have so many new varieties.

[@Dessyluvs]

@@TheRoseGeek I have pink double knock out. It was my 1st rose. I’m glad it was my 1st. I thought roses were easy until I bought a small collection of other roses this year. I have a lot to learn, but I will push through.

[@TheRoseGeek]

I am so glad that you had a good experience also with the pink double. Before you know it, you will be an old hat with all things rose related!

[@MilasGardenChronicles]

Thank you for information. I have 2 red double Knock-Out's in part shade and they bloom but not prolifically. I might relocate them to a more sunny spot. What kind of rose is behind you, growing between the trees? It looks like it's full of buds, and in a shady area. Thank you

[@sonjapayne8325]

I wanted to ask if you have any proven winner oso easy roses? I am new to your show and love all your roses 🌹

[@francessharp2002]

I have double know out but on the steam's it has lot of hairy on it. There are no large bud only small bloom. They also look brunch up. Are they ok ? Thanks for your help 😃

[@brendagallik6451]

I just got my first knock out rose plant for valentines day and wanted it for the rose hips. Do you ever use any of your rose's for the hips? I'm in zone 10 Brenda

[@cynthiar3407]

Thanks for this great video. I was wondering how much distance should you leave between roses?

[@TheRoseGeek]

Great question Cynthia. For my non-Knock Outs, I typically plant 18-24” apart. This is very close! But I haven’t found an issue with the close quarters. For Knock Outs, they get HUGE if you let them. So plan on 3-5’ per Knock Out. You should space 3-5’ apart.

[@cynthiar3407]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you so much!

[@beverlyhughes552]

Sweet dog.😊❤️

[@TimurDavletshin]

There is nothing wrong with Knockout roses. They are roses just like any other rose. Mass plantings with bad or no companion planting makes it associated with "fastfood of roses".

[@susanlocklear2468]

I've had mine for about 6 years, I do cut spent blooms , and o do cut them back a couple times a year, I noticed now that (February) there's a white color on the trunks What is this please??

[@Sunshine-xt1vb]

How far apart do you have your pink knockouts planted from each other? Also, is there a David Austin rose that performs like a knockout? I’ve done some research and found scarbourogh fair might be close. Are there any others you’d recommend? I am moving several knockouts from the bed by our front porch to the back and we are wanting to get a color similar with an amazing scent. I have pre-ordered 3 Gabriel Oak in bare root for next spring.

[@Sunshine-xt1vb]

@@TheRoseGeek the roses mentioned in your last paragraph are Kordes roses? They don’t have a website like DA does and they are hard to find. I’d love to get my hands on pompanella but Ithink that may be a pipe dream at this point.

[@Sunshine-xt1vb]

Thank you for the info. I had to purchase another knockout to complete a bed on the south side of my house. It literally just arrived. We will have some 40 degree weather next week, should I plant it then or just leave it in the pot and overwinter it until spring? The canes are pretty small. I just don’t want to kill it.

[@BoBlucks]

After I transplanted the plants, my rose plant started wilting. Why is wrong with my plant? Is it dying?

[@renee2005]

Awesome

[@TheRoseGeek]

Thank you for watching!