Proven Winners ColorChoice, Grand Haven, Mich., recently announced an exclusive agreement with Weeks Roses to distribute and market Home Run rose across North America within the Proven Winners ColorChoice line of flowering shrubs.

Home Run rose is a recently developed hybrid, derived from the bestselling black spot-free Knock Out rose, with the added benefit of total resistance to powdery mildew. Home Run is easy-to-grow, thrives in most landscape conditions and requires little maintenance. It also is tolerant of heat, humidity and drought, blooms from spring until frost and produces nearly non-stop fire-engine red flowers.

Proven Winners ColorChoice expects Home Run rose will be available for growers in July 2010, with the rose available to consumers starting in spring 2011. In addition, a new pink sport of Home Run is in development for anticipated release in 2012.