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Knockout Roses and Rose Rosette Disease: No Special Resistance

Garden Club Question: Are Knockouts Resistant to Rose Rosette?

Speaker presented on Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) with sick samples. Asked if Knockout varieties resist RRD.

Answer: No Resistance

Knockout hype aside, they're standard shrub roses. Only minor difference: very hardy, tolerate Black Spot better. But RRD mites don't discriminate—"a rose is a rose to them."

Implication

Knockouts need same monitoring and rapid removal if RRD appears. No variety is immune.

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