Red
Knock
Out Rose®
Color,
size, long blooming season, and disease resistant are all part of
the Knock Out® Rose's reliable characteristics. This
ever-blooming rose is a carefree hybrid. It has a rounded compact
growing habit with blue-green foliage turning more purple as it gets
colder. The brilliant red flowers are prolific and bloom from spring
to late fall in the North Florida or the Zone 8 area.
True
total blackspot resistance is a reality now. This breakthrough shrub
is a forerunner of truly disese-free roses in gardening future. So
even the most unwilling or inexperienced gardener can now enjoy our
national flower. Rounded, bushy and well behaved, this sparkling gem
will perk up any landscape with lots of lovely single flowers.
The
Knock Out Rose has red-blend blooms, a tea fragrance, and 7 petals.
The bloom's average diameter is 3.5" with a single bloom form
repeating all season. The blooming cycle is believed to be one of
the longest observed to date for a rose plant.
Landscape
Tip:
At maturity the Knock Out® Rose will reach 3 feet tall with A
spread of about 3 feet. A landscape shrub rose, an excellent selection
for color groupings. This fabulous rose is cold hardy to zone 4 and
is true total resistant to black spot.
Notes:
What gardeners have said about the Knock out Rose,". . .
they have great hardiness and disease resistance, they are low maintenance
and are very free blooming."
GARDENER'S
Tips:
No
deadheading necessary
Disease
resistance: Virtually
no spraying
Shade
Tolerant: As
little as 4 hours of sunlight is requiredOne
hard cut back in February is all the pruning needed
Blooms all year in warm climates
True blackspot resistant
Wonderfully Hardy
PROFESSIONAL
GROWING Tips:
Plant
top of root ball even with surface.
Water
in with 400ppm-600ppm of a complete nitrate base fertilizer. Use 1/2
cup of a slow release fertilizer to a 3 gallon pot.
Apply a second application of slow release fertilizer in Mid February
for Zone 8 area.
Prune
single and double cane plants to induce basal branch development prune
any shoots more than 6" back to 4" or 5". Provide amle
space for plants to fill out.Late
January through March 1st, prune back all strongest canes to 2"-
4". Remove all other small caliper canes completely.
Plants
will be full, strong and in full bloom early to mid April
ZONES
4- 9 See
Zone Map
Nearly Wild Rose
The
Nearly Wild Rose is a short bushy ever-blooming Floridunda. It has
prolific single pink flowers with yellow and white centers. Blooms
are medium pink with a mild fragrance.
Average
diameter of the Nearly Wild Rose is 3.5" with a single bloom
form which repeats.
Its height is 2' with a width of 2' to 3' and grows well in Zone 4
and higher.
Landscape Tip: Use the Nearly
Wild Rose in mass plantings for best display. Fabulous color all season
and all year long in warm climates. Give good air circulation for
maximum performance and growth.
GARDENER'S
Tips:
No
deadheading necessary
Blooms
all year in warm climates
Single
Bloom in clusters
Proven cold-weather performer
Can blackspot when crowded - plant with 2-3' centers
PROFESSIONAL
GROWING Tips:
Plant
top of root ball even with surface.
Spring
Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut
back canes that cross.
In
warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third.
In
colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more
than that.
Planting: Plant roses with 2-3 ft centers and prune to manage
good air circulation.
ZONE
4 up See
Zone Map
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the List of New Plants at Malloy's Nursery
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What's
Blooming at Malloy's for SPRING
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The
New 2003-2004 Malloy's Color Catalog is out. Please let us know if
you need one.
info@malloynursery.com
What's
Blooming at Malloy's
Beginning in March
Azaleas
- our Southern indicas
Red
Formosa
Magenta
Formosa
White
G.G. Gerbing
Pink
Pride of Mobile
Light
Pink George L. Tabor
Ligustrum
white
Wax and Wavy Leaf
Spiraea
dwarf
pink Anthony
Waterer
white
Bridal Wreath
Flowering
Vines
yellow
Carolina Jessamine
white
Confederate Jasmine
coral
with yellow centers
Cross Vine
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