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Knock Out Rose
Rosa 'Radrazz"

HEIGHT:  36"-48"
​SPREAD:   48" Typically planted 36" on center
​SUN: Full Sun
​WATER:  Regular
GROWTH:  Fast
MAINTENANCE:  Low
HARDY ZONES:  5-9
HABIT:  Evergreen, great in massings but in shade they can become leggy and unkempt.  I often locate these at the back of the bed because of their height and tendency to become scraggly towards the bottom 
BLOOMS:  ​Bright magenta colored flowers Spring through Fall
PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON THIS PLANT:
Knock Out Roses are so ubiquitous throughout Houston and elsewhere because of their ability to thrive and add a great deal of color with very little love and maintenance.  They can  withstand Houston's heat, droughts, and random freezes.  I don't think they are the most beautiful or interesting rose, partly because they are so common, but they are reliable and fast growing they offer a more immediate impact. 

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  • Home
  • About
  • GROUND COVERS
    • ASIAN JASMINE
    • PROSTRATE JUNIPER
    • WEDELIA
    • MONDO GRASS
    • LIRIOPE
    • PROSTRATE ROSEMARY
    • TRAILING LANTANA
    • HOLLY FERN
  • VINES
    • FIG IVY
    • EVERGREEN WISTERIA
    • STAR JASMINE
    • WISTERIA
    • CAROLINA JESSAMINE
    • TRUMPET VINE
  • SHRUBS
    • HARDY EVERGREEN SHRUBS >
      • INDIAN HAWTHORN
      • KNOCK OUT ROSE
      • PITTOSPORUM
      • IRIS
      • COPPERTONE LOQUAT
      • WAX LEAF LIGUSTRUM
      • JUNIPER
      • NANDINA
      • LOROPETALUM
      • DWARF YAUPON HOLLY
      • DWARF WAX MYRTLE
      • BOXWOOD
    • INTERESTING EVERGREEN SHRUBS >
      • AGAPANTHUS LILLY OF THE NILE
      • DWARF BOTTLEBRUSH 'LITTLE JOHN'
      • BULBINE
      • DWARF PALMETTO
      • FIRECRACKER PLANT
      • RED YUCCA
  • SHADE LOVING PLANTS HOUSTON