Hate to spray? Hate to prune? Hate to call Southern Living and ask what's wrong with your plant? Then try 'Knock Out' rose, the most acclaimed landscape rose of all time. It impresses people everywhere, never gets black spot, forms a tidy mound of handsome foliage, and blooms continuously from spring through fall. True, the single, cherry red flowers aren't good for cutting, but look at how many there are! Even if you can't enjoy them in bouquets, you sure can enjoy them outside. Plant 'Knock Out' rose in long sweeps, add it to a mixed border, or grow it in containers. Then give your sprayer the boot.

'Knock Out' Rose
Type: shrub
Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide
Light: full sun
Soil: moist, fertile, well drained
Spraying: Don't bother.
Water: thoroughly during warm, dry spells
Blooms: continuously in mild and warm weather
Range: throughout the South