So as not to scare people away from Sunny Knockout totally, I will say that it is a beautiful rose in this part of the country. As Cinta said, it has a wonderful scent. I have both Carefree Sunshine and Sunny Knockout in a bed that gets no additional irrigation and they bloom all summer long. Since they get a bit taller than other roses, I combine them with ornamental grasses, yellow echinaceas, heliopsis, coreopsis, Tiger Eye sumac, golden barberry, Honeycomb buddliea, baptisia, currant bushes and a smoke tree. I love the way Sunny Knockout has blossoms in 5 shades of yellow at any one time. Nothing gets any spray in my yard, as i have bee hives. The butterflies love this particular bed.
