How Do You Prune Knockout Roses After First Bloom

Knock Out® Roses will repeat-bloom from spring to frost regardless of deadheading. Deadheading does offer a cleaner, tidier look. Often people choose to deadhead to remove the faded blooms.

Do you deadhead knockout roses after they bloom?

Knock Out® Roses will repeat-bloom from spring to frost regardless of deadheading. Deadheading does offer a cleaner, tidier look. Often people choose to deadhead to remove the faded blooms.

Do knockout roses need to be pruned?

To maintain a size of 3–4′ w x 3–4′ h, Knock Out® Roses should be cut back once a year to 12” high. Check your rose bush from time to time in late winter/early spring, and when you start to see new shoots growing from the canes on your rose bush, that’s a good sign that it’s time to prune.