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Four Low-Maintenance Roses for a Texas Bedroom Window

Peg, sending healing thoughts. For a virtually maintenance-free rose quartet outside your Texas bedroom window, the right choices depend on sun exposure.

North-Facing / Shady (Under 6 hrs sun)

Knock Out (blooms 11 months, tough)
Prosperity (hybrid musk, fragrant, shade-tolerant)
Buff Beauty (tea rose, repeat bloom, drought-tolerant)
Penelope (hybrid musk, pale pink, healthy)

Sunny (6+ hrs direct sun)

Belinda's Dream (pink, fragrant, Texas Superstar)
Knock Out
Bonica (pink shrub, bulletproof)
Mrs. B.R. Cant (silver-pink, huge blooms, tough)

Zero-Care Option

If you'll never water or fertilize: Knock Out only.

Where to Buy

Chamblee Roses (Tyler, TX) – 1-gal pots, easy planting. chambleeroses.com
Antique Rose Emporium (Brenham, TX) – 2–3 gal, mature. antiqueroseemporium.com

Use quality rose soil (Lowe's, etc.). Mulch 6 inches. These roses will thrive with minimal input.

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