| Pink knockout roses will require 6 hours of full sun to | | | | They are both repeat blooming. Both these roses get |
| do well and flower a lot but they can take less you | | | | up to at least 15 ft. |
| get less flowers. Just keep an eye on them the first | | | | You could purchase any of the roses I recommended |
| year to see that they don't burn. The first year is | | | | on the Antique Rose Emporium website, or you can |
| always the trickiest because you want the young | | | | do a search or check on the Help me Find Roses |
| plants to make good cane growth. Then when they | | | | website for other web sources of these roses. But if |
| harden off for the winter, there will be no trouble | | | | I were you, I would get Elie Beauvillain. Teas and |
| with the sun the next summer. If you see them | | | | Noisettes do very well in our area, and it is a cross |
| burning, it looks terrible, simple throw wet newspaper | | | | of both. |
| over them in the first 6 weeks after planting them | | | | I have three yellow rose bushes spread out |
| and keep them well watered until the new feeder | | | | throughout my garden. The past 4 years, along as I |
| roots can take the water up themselves. | | | | have had them, they have produced beautiful yellow |
| Again that takes about 6 weeks. I wouldn't fertilize | | | | roses. This year, one of the bushes is producing |
| them if they are going to be a very hot sun as this | | | | bright pink roses with no hint of yellow. Roses are |
| could burn them. Put some rose goodies in the hole | | | | like human beings and have blood lines. When a |
| to feed them such as compost, a bag of steer | | | | breeder is looking to bred a new rose they select |
| manure and 1/2 cup of bone meal for the roots to | | | | the roses from other roses blood lines and then mix |
| munch on. Next spring continue to fertilize and water | | | | them. There are enough roses that go into making |
| so they don;'t dry out next the warm bricks. | | | | another. A new rose that would fill a legal size page. |
| The roses you mentioned are all good roses. I have | | | | What has happened to your rose is that it has |
| Souvenir de la Malmaison, it seems to bloom a lot | | | | sported to one of the roses in it's background. |
| only in the spring. Old Blush is pretty but to me, not | | | | Usually though it is only one flower that sports. |
| really good in form for cut roses. New Dawn, is very | | | | You can always go on the internet and look up any |
| pretty and from what I've heard has good repeat | | | | sites that you can find about roses. If not then you |
| bloom. I have First Prize climbing, but the problem | | | | can just go to your local green house and ask them |
| with climbing hybrid teas they usually don't repeat | | | | questions on your roses. But you should be happy |
| much after the spring. There is a sport of New Dawn | | | | that you got your roses to change color without |
| that is pinker called "Awakening". | | | | having to go out and buy a different color roses. I |
| Another beautiful climber you could consider is | | | | know that that might sound bad but a lot of people |
| Devoniensis, pink in bud, white when fully open. I | | | | that want to try and change there color of roses |
| have Madame Alfred Carriere and it is a monster, | | | | don't always get the color that they want. |
| very large and usually has at least some blooms all | | | | So they end up having to spend more money on |
| year round, but it is white. For pink climbers, I would | | | | roses just to try and get the color that they want. |
| pick Elie Beauvillain, a noisette/tea or Parade, | | | | But your roses do sound like they are very pretty |
| hybridized by Gene Boerner - the master hybridizer. | | | | and hope that you will enjoy your new roses. |