'Home Run' Rose
Rosa 'WEKcisbako'
Flower Color: Bright red flowers that persist
all summer long.
Size: 3-4' in height and 3-4' in width
Foliage Color: Dark green. Great disease resistance. Vigorous grower with reddish-purple new foliage
Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part-Shade
Drought Tolerance: Moderate, prefers moist well-drained soil.
Notes: Hybridized by Carruth and released by Weeks Roses in 2006. This variety has 'Knock Out' parentage and reputedly is even more disease resistant. Redder flowers than 'Knock Out', but it is also more thorny. Great variety for mass plantings. Re-blooms every 4-6 weeks. Some summer pruning will increase late summer and fall blooming.