Knockout rose is the modern tough rose that is receiving considerable attention in recent years. It is available in red and pink in a single layer of petal version and a double flower version.

There are now a dozen double selections with the addition of Double Vintage Coral and Double Smitten Pink. Follow Norman Winter on Facebook @NormanWinterTheGardenGuy for more photos and garden ...

The 2006 rose of the year, it took Iowa State hybridizer Griffith Buck 28 years to develop the rose that was introduced in 1977. "Carefree Beauty" also is known as "Katy Road Pink." ...

Belinda's Dream rose, a past Louisiana Super Plant selection from fall 2011, was chosen for its rich pink hybrid tea-like flowers on tough plants, and it's also in the landscape rose category.