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The Blaze rose is a low maintenance rose that has pure red flowers. Blaze roses provide continuous bloom through fall.It has a mild fragrance with an average diameter 3" The Blaze climbing rose repeats its bloom again later in the season.

The Pink Knock Out® Rose, Rosa 'RADcon' (PP15,070), is a vigorous shrub with dark pink buds and medium pink cup-shaped blossoms. It is a profuse bloomer. It is also as disease resistant as its parent, Knock Out. The Pink Knockout is crown hardy in zone 4 if mulched to ensure hardiness. It will also thrive in humid conditions. (CPBR #2044, C®) This rose has its own root. The advantage of own root roses is that once established they are very resilient. If winter's freezing breezes kill the top growth, the rose will grow back in the spring, and the recovered rose will look the same as the one you purchased.

Double Knock Out®, 'Rosa 'RADtko' (PP16,202), grows into a tight, compact 3 to 4 ft. high shrub/hedge with a non-stop explosion of brilliant red blooms. Finally a rose bush that looks great any time of year and works wherever you put it! Double Knock Out survives in many areas and is so adaptable that it thrives from Florida to Canada...full sun or partial shade. You will enjoy blooms up to 9 months a year. After that, the attractive winter foliage turns a dark burgundy then lightens to orange-red. Plant along walkways, borders, patios and foundations. Wherever you need color! Since this plant will continue to bloom throughout the year, there is no need to trim off old or dead flowers. New flowers are continually pushing the old ones out of the way. It is naturally resistant to diseases and pests that attack other roses, another added bonus to planting Double Knock Out Roses!

Sunny Knock Out® Rose, Rosa 'RADsunny' (PPAF), produces abundant single 3 inch wide bright yellow flowers with 5 to 6 petals. This bushy, compact and rounded shrub has dark green semi-glossy foliage, resistant to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. More disease resistant that its famous parent and grows to 3 foot high and wide. No flower fragrance, but the petioles release a strong sweetbriar fragrance similar to Rainbow Knock Out®. Sunny Knock Out is easy to grow and adapts to most conditions. Prefers slightly acidic soils. It thrives in very humid climates where other roses have disease problems and need spray maintenance. Feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer.

The Pink Knock Out, Rosa 'Radcon' (PP15,070) rose is another high profile floribunda Knock Out Rose for the landscape with brilliant pink blooms from spring to fall. A great addition to any sunny garden or in containers with trailing perennials. Thrives in humid conditions and is black spot resistant. It is very maintenance free and an excellent low hedge or accent rose.

The Forty Hereos Rose, Rosa 'BAInial', sends up large clusters of deep yellow blossoms with each one opening to a beautifully formed flower that emanates a fresh, fruity fragrance. This rose is named in honor of the Forty Heroes from United flight 93.

The Morden Sunrise Rose, Rosa 'Morden Sunrise' (PP13,969), produces creamy orange buds that open to strongly fragrant dark orange blooms that later mature to creamy yellow. Morden Sunrise flowers from June to mid-September. This low growing plant is useful as a hedge and really makes a statement planted en masse. This rose has its own root. The advantage of own root roses is that once established they are very resilient. If winter's freezing breezes kill the top growth, the rose will grow back in the spring, and the recovered rose will look the same as the one you purchased.

The Topaz Jewel Rose, Rosa 'MORyelrug', is a recurrent bloomer which has branches that arch to the ground and are covered with 3" amber-yellow, fragrant flowers. The flowers are liberally produced in clusters of 5-10 and fall off naturally, leaving a clean looking plant. This rose has its own root. The advantage of own root roses is that once established they are very resilient. If winter's freezing breezes kill the top growth, the rose will grow back in the spring, and the recovered rose will look the same as the one you purchased.

The Day Breaker rose is a floribunda rose and AARS Winner for 2004. The large buds are offset by dark green glossy foliage and are good for cutting. The blending colors of white, apricot, and peach will remind you of a summer dawn sky all summer long. Day Breaker roses are an upright, bushy floribunda with bright, multi-shade blooms. The blooms are nestled among dark, glossy green foliage on a plant that reaches a medium height. Day Breaker is an awakening of the senses, not only for its exquisite beauty, but also for its sharp moderate tea fragrance and continuous bloom.

The Honey Perfume rose has a classic floribunda form and upright habit. The lovely blooms of Honey Perfume roses have earned a place in your garden. It was voted as an AARS Winner for 2004. This rose has proved to be a success through the country. It blooms in clusters spring to autumn.

The Memorial Day rose has long stems, big blooms, and good vase life which has earned this hybrid tea rose a place of fame as an AARS winner for 2004. The rose is vigorous and easy to grow. Upright and bushy, this variety features very large, full, spiraled blooms with more than 50 petals per flower. Memorial Day roses have clear pink flowers are accented with a lavender wash and grow to up to 5 inches in diameter. Memorial Day is highly disease resistant and especially loves hot weather. It makes a great, easy-to-grow addition to any garden. Just one bloom will fill an entire room with the sweet fragrance of a Damask Rose.

The Knock Out, Rosa 'Radrazz' (PP11836) rose is a glowing example of disease resistance at its best. The cycle of bloom and growth provides a continuous show of color from spring until late fall. This maintenance free, flowering shrub thrives in all climates with a petal count of 5 to 7. The deep, almost fluorescent cherry red blooms give off a light tea rose fragrance. Clusters of 3 to 15 flowers bloom alongside glossy foliage tinged in eggplant purple with a swirl of burgundy. It is an AARS winner.