Carefree Celebration
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This rose's location in the garden is SW 6.
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- Classification: Shrub
- Flower Color: orange pink
- Flower Size: 2.5 inches
- Flower Form: double, cupped
- Petal Count: 15-18 petals
- Fragrance: slight clean
- Repeat Bloomer: yes
- Foliage: matte, medium green
- Plant Height: 4.5 feet
- Plant Width: 4.5 feet
- Growth Habit: bushy, upright
- Disease Resistant: yes
- Hybridizer: William J. Radler
- Registered: 2008 (Introduced in United States by Meilland-Star Roses Inc. in 2007 as 'Carefree Celebration'; Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (California) in 2018 as 'Coral Knock Out').
- Parentage: (‘Radorg’ x ‘Rader’)
- ARS* Rating: 8.2 (a solid to very good rose)
*American Rose Society Rating
Awards:
- 2019 Most Outstanding at Biltmore International Rose Trials
- 2019 Best Shrub at Biltimore International Rose Trials
Notes:
- “The rose has long been a popular gardening plant, due in part both to its pleasant fragrance and colorful, romantic blossoms. Of the genus Rosa, whose name traverses French, Latin, Greek, and Persian language, the rose is a woody perennial loved for its beauty and scorned for its thorns. Despite its long history as a garden flower, the rose suffers from a variety of issues. For one, the rose is subject to diseases, pests, droughts, and floods. For another, the rose requires significant daily maintenance, including watering, site planning, pruning, and cold weather storage. That is why William Radler, a native Wisconsin rose breeder, worked tirelessly to cultivate the Knockout Rose. Introduced in 2000 by the Conard-Pyle Co./Star® Roses, Radler’s Knockout Rose is bred specifically as a low-maintenance, adaptive rose cultivar.” --- “Double Knockout Roses” at www.thetreecenter.com/double-knockout-roses-popular-rose-country
- Carefree Celebration is also sold locally as Coral Knock Out®.
