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Shane G 
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From pics, looks like a Double Knock Out hybrid with HT type. No confirmation yet.
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#1 of 4 posted
15 DEC 18 by
goncmg
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This one caught my eye in the J&P catalogue. The photo there makes the bloom appear bigger, full, modestly formal in shape, light red with somewhat creamy red tones. Appears there like something I would love. Photos here look totally different, rounded bloom, generic "Knock Out" magenta-ish color, blooms rounded and ruffled and smallish. Looks like something I would not love. Does look like it might readily set hips. But here looks totally generic with a strident color. Have you seen it or grown it, Michael? Any updates?
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In cooler weather, it is magenta with gorgeous red tones on the edges of the petals. In the heat, it is a bright magenta. Much prettier than KNOCKOUT. Plus, it has a nice, lush petal texture. Mine is own root and 2 years old.
The scent is divine...
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No updates. I never grew it.
I was almost right. It was KO and not DKO but close enough.
I have Claret, which I ADORE, so most of these dark HTs would have to really wow me to try something new in that category.
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#4 of 4 posted
26 APR 21 by
Shane G
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I have only grown it one year, but it seems like a winner.
The positives: Great fragrance, rounded bush form, heavy flowering, and very winter hardy (very little dieback in my zone 5 exposed garden...rare for a hybrid tea).
The negatives: Gets mildew if the conditions are right for it. Color is magenta red, not true red. Smallish blooms for a hybrid tea.
I can't speak for blackspot resistance since I don't get much in my area.
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I have seen Bull's Eye at several un-sprayed gardens in the northeast and it is certainly healthy, with the exception of a touch of mildew. It has a nice moderate fragrance that reminds me of rugosa roses (anyone know where that scent comes from?). The growth is a little awkward; upright like a hybrid tea. Given the vigorous growth habit and long stems, I keep expecting bigger flowers; but alas, they are consistently small. The colors are beautiful. I love the change from yellow and cranberry to white and purple.
One correction to the description on HelpMeFind. This rose is definitely NOT thornless. It has many, many vicious curved thorns, the kind that grab you as you walk by.
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Yeah, it grows like a tall grandiflora here, too, but with small flowers in huge sprays. Quite spotless from disease. Doesn't seem to mind blooming in mid-August, unlike most roses. If only this rose was shorter, it would have been really great. I am unsure where the fragrance from. Just as unsure about the given lineage for Blue For You, which seems like it is missing something. Perhaps Rhapsody in Blue, or the like.
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