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Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: RADcon
Exhibition name: Pink Knock Out ®

Discovered by Israel Montesino (United States, 2001).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2005.

Shrub.  

Pink.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, formal bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy, upright.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  
Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm).  Width of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm).

USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Can be used for beds and borders, garden, hedge or shrub.  Hardy.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant..  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

United States - Patent No: PP 15,070  on  3 Aug 2004   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/335,865  on  3 Jan 2003
The patent application states that Israel Montesino is the inventor of this sport of Knock Out growing in a block of rose plants in a nursery setting.

There are two but different sports of 'Knock Out', both called 'Pink Knock Out':
Pink Knock Out. (syn Rodin). MEIgadraz 2000 sport of Knock Out. Discovered by Meilland, Intro by Meilland 2000.
Pink Knock Out. RADcon. sport of Knock Out. Discovered by Israel Montesino, 2001. Intro by Conard-Pyle 2005
They look identical but apparently perform differently in different climates.