Knock OutŪ forms a shrub about 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Its foliage is deep green, glossy, and tinged with eggplant purple with a swirl of burgundy. Glossy dark green foliage surrounds medium-sized clusters of deep, fluorescent, cherry red, semi-double blooms with petal count of 5-7 flowers measuring 3 inches across in clusters of 3-15 per bunch. The fragrance is a delicate tea-like scent. Knock OutŪ blooms spring, summer and fall. New growth is bright red. Fall color is great and orange-red hips last through winter. Knock OutŪ is recipient of the All-America Rose Selections Award for 2000 as well as a Texas Superstar awarded in 2004.

Since the introduction of Knock OutŪ Rose in 2000, six members of the Knock OutŪ family of Roses have been added:

Fast growing flowering shrubs available in a wide range of colors from white to shades of yellow, pink, salmon and red. Blooms summer through fall. Tolerates poor soil, heat, drought, and salt spray. Use as screens, windbreaks, background plantings or container plants. Some varieties are more cold hardy.

Fast growing spreading shrubs with glossy foliage and dense growth habit. Clusters of fragrant creamy white flowers in spring. Excellent for screens, mass planting or informal hedge. Available in upright, dwarf, green and variegated forms. Evergreen.

Rounded shrub with beautiful silvery foliage. Rich orchid-lavender, bell-shaped flowers. Tolerates poor soil, heat and drought. Useful either as informal or clippped hedge or in mixed dry plantings. ‘Silverado’ is an exciting new variety with more compact growth and heavier flowering periods.