Rosa Knockout 'Pink' is a durable floriferous shrub rose offering soft bright pink blooms that appear continuously through out the season. Ideal for low maintenance color in sunny borders or massed in large landscapes.
Height & Spread: 3 - 4 ft x 3 - 4 ft
Bloom Time: Late spring to frost
Light Requirements: Full sun
Soil Preference: Well drained, enriched soil; tolerates a range of garden conditions
Watering Needs: Moderate; deep watering encourages vigorous flowering
Deer Resistance: Moderately resistant, though young plants may be browsed
Native Status
This hybrid rose is not native but was developed as a cultivated ornamental from non native parents. It performs reliably in many North American garden zones.
WILDLIFE & INSECTS
Bees
- Frequented by pollinators such as honeybees and small solitary bees throughout the blooming season.
Beneficial Insects
- Attracts lacewings and parasitic wasps that help manage aphids and other soft bodied pests on roses.
Spacing & Landscape Use
Spacing Recommendations
- Space 36 - 48 in apart to support full growth and reduce risk of mildew in humid conditions.
Landscape Placement
- Effective as a mid border shrub, informal hedge, or mixed with other flowering perennials in cottage and pollinator gardens.
Companion Plants
- Campanula carpatica (Carpathian Bellflower) - Compact habit and lavender blooms match well in layered plantings.
- Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' - Offers vertical accents with dark foliage and white flowers that complement pink roses.
- Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' - Adds continuous bloom and soft texture that mixes well with shrub roses.
- Alchemilla mollis (Ladys Mantle) - Features chartreuse blooms and fuzzy foliage to highlight the rose's pink tones.
- Stachys byzantina (Lambs Ear) - Contrasts with soft, silver leaves and tolerance for dry soil near rose beds.