Very thorny roses aren’t always burden to gardeners but can provide a hindrance for any unwanted guests. We have listed the most thorniest roses we grow, some are more so than others. For the most savage barbs the likes of ‘Cerise Bouquet’ and ‘R. sericea ‘Pteracantha” would make a great hedge. While unmatched in its density and size of thorns, ‘Wicker’ would be a perfect obstacle for a tall wall or structure.
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ROSE GROUP
COLOUR
SIZE
HIGHLY FRAGRANT
SITUATION
FLOWER FORM
FLOWERING PERIOD
AWARD WINNING
GIFT IDEAS
BREEDER
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A.k.a Phoebe's Frilled Pink. Bunches of small pale pink to white flowers with quilled petals. Scented. Healthy foliage. Forms a large bushy shrub .More refined than most Rugosas. Repeat flowering. Size 1.2m x 1.2m. -
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A.k.a Rosa spinosissima. An early flowering variety. Creamy white single blooms. A dense prickly shrub. Round black hips. Grows on most soils. Spring flowering. Size:1m x 1m -
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a.k.a.The Sweet Briar Rose. Medium-sized single pink blooms borne on a prickly shrub. Foliage has the distinct fragrance of green apples. Summer flowering. Size:2m x 2m. -
Extremely rampant rambler bearing huge trusses of small single creamy flowers. Strong fragrance. Summer flowering. Suitable for growing into a tree, as seen famously in Kiftsgate Court Gardens. Red hips in autumn. Size:9m x 6m. -
Rambling Rector has masses of small semi-double highly fragrant white blooms. Very vigorous growth. Summer flowering. Requires room to flourish, as it can grow to 6m x 4.5m -
A deservedly famous rambler. Large flowers,salmon in the bud opening coppery pink. The glossy foliage and rich scent add further appeal. Summer flowering. Size:4.5m x 3m. -
Large trusses of single flowers. Carmine pink with a white eye and golden stamens. Floriferous and Vigorous. Good pillar rose. Flowers late summer. Size:4.5m x 3m. -
a.k.a Konigin von Danemark. Fully double quartered blooms of soft pink with a button eye emerging from bright pink buds. Grey green foliage. Very fragrant. Summer flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
Quatre Saisons, a.k.a Autumn Damask, displays loosely formed double pink blooms on a thorny shrub. Exceptional fragrance. Repeat flowering. Good for use in pot-pourri. Size: 1.2m x 90cm. -
Huge sprays of semi-double creamy white blooms. Scented. Very vigorous. Summer flowering. Innumerable small orange hips follow in autumn. Good for climbing into trees and hedges. Size: 9m x 6m. -
Large semi-double blooms of crimson-purple. Very strong spicy perfume. Good healthy foliage. Excellent for a hedge. Repeat flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m. -
Full cupped striking blooms of crimson streaked on a pink background. Rich scent. Vigorous with upright growth. Loves a sunny spot. Repeats well. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
A good hybrid Rugosa. Cupped double pink blooms in clusters. Very strong perfume. Perpetual flowering. Leathery foliage. Upright bushy growth. Ideal for a tall hedge. Size:1.5 x 0.9m
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Single geranium red blooms with creamy stamens. Flagon-shaped hips. Vigorous growth. Healthy and hardy. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m 1.5m. -
A Portland Damask. Fully double ruby red blooms with purple tints and a button eye. Strong fragrance. An excellent smaller repeat flowering variety. Size:90cm x 90cm. -
Large,pure white,single blooms. Good scent. Large round orange fruit hips. Good Autumn foliage. Continuous flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.5m. -
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Very large reddy mauve blooms. Enormous large red hips in the Autumn. Good scent. Excellent healthy foliage. Recurrent flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
Rosette-like flowers of creamy yellow in clusters. Scented. Vigorous open arching habit makes it ideal for a low hedge. Recurrent flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.4m. -
A.k.a. Rosa spinosissima 'Dunwichensis'. A procumbent variety which produces a solid mound of creamy white single blooms. Ferny foliage and bristly brown stems. Spring flowering. Size: 0.6m x 1.2m. -
Clusters of small, frilled, double crimson blooms. Good dark foliage. A vigorous bushy shrub with an arched habit that does well in most soils. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.2 x 1.2m. -
The dark brown stems and dark green leaves provide the perfect background for the semi- double white flowers with golden stamens. Sweetly scented. Perpetual flowering. Size:2m x 1.5m. -
Lovely semi-double petals of deep pink which are lightly streaked with white and show a yellow center. Healthy vigorous growth. Can be used as a small climber. Nice fruity fragrance. Repeat flowering. Size:1.5m x 1m. -
Striped tea-shaped blooms of bright red with pink and white texture running through. Mid green foliage. Good scent. Hardy. Continuous flowering. Size: 1m x 1m. -
A new hybrid of Rosa persica. A.k.a.Blue Eyes. Clusters of buttermilk buds open into semi-double lilac white petals with a distinctive central purple blotch. Scented. Repeat flowering. 80cms x 80cms. -
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Smiling Eyes is a Gold Standard award winner. A small, neat shrub bearing a mass of single apricot blooms with a distinct central blotch. Highly disease resistant. Good for a pot. Repeat flowering. Size 90cms x 90cms. -
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A brand new addition to the Persica family and a Gold Standard award winner. Bright yellow single to semi double flowers open to reveal a large red eye. Mild fragrance. Compact bushy habit with outstanding disease resistance. Size 80 x 50cm. -
Blooms orange scarlet in bud opening to salmon pink. Foliage coppery-crimson. Summer flowering. A vigorous climbing rose. Scented. Size: 5.5m x 3.6m. -
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A new Persica Hybrid. Eye of the Storm is cerise pink with semi double flowers which open to reveal a large dark eye. Mild fragrance. Compact bushy habit with outstanding disease resistance. Perfect for container growing or front of a border. Size 80 x 50cm. -
Pale yellow globular blooms. Dense prickly growth with ferny foliage. Very robust but retaining a delicate charm. Spring flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m. -
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a.k.a.The Incense Rose. Smothered with small single primrose yellow blooms in May. The glossy ferney foliage exudes a strong scent of incense especially when damp. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
Rich pink single blooms in profusion. Foliage scented of green apples. Strong growth with hips in autumn. Summer flowering. Size:2.4 x 2.4. -
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Small single yellow fragrant flowers with buff edges. Wonderful apple-scented foliage. Forms a stout branching shrub. Does well in poor soil. Summer flowering. Size:1.8 x 1.8m. -
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A.k.a Rosa spinosissima 'Marbled Pink'. Small open double flowers of pale pink overlaid with a streaking of deeper pink. Scented. Dense bushy growth. Black globular hips. Dainty yet very robust. Spring Flowering. 1m x 1m. -
A large shrub bearing single flowers of deep pink. Ornamental flagon-shaped hips in the autumn which last well into the winter. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m x 2.0m. -
Large pure white semi-double fragrant blooms. Excellent disease-resistant foliage. Forms a dense shrub. Useful for hedging. Perpetual flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m. -
Large single creamy yellow blooms with golden stamens. Dark green almost evergreen foliage. Good fragrance. Perpetual flowering. Good on a north wall if sheltered. Size: 6m x 6m. -
Flat wide translucent red thorns make this rose quite unique. Small single white blooms in May. Once flowering. Very upright growth with ferny foliage. Orange hips. Size:2.7m x 2.1m. -
Double quartered blooms of blush pink. A graceful shrub with grey-green foliage. Perpetual flowering. Strongly scented. Good in most situations. Size:1.5 x 1.5m. -
A low suckering shrub with slender canes covered in bristles. Glossy leaves. Single pink flowers. Good autumn foliage. Summer flowering. Size:60cm x 60cm. -
A superbly scented rose, Kazanlik is grown commercially in Bulgaria for rose oil. Loose double pale pink blooms in clusters. Light green foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m. -
A.k.a Frau Dagmar Hartopp. Large single clear pink blooms. A strong scent. Compact growth. Good autumn foliage. Large red round fruit. Perpetual flowering. Very healthy. Size:1.2m x 1.2m. -
Unique beauty. Single blooms of cerise pink paling to ivory white in the centre with prominent stamens. Very healthy. A good autumn rose. Continuous flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m. -
Stunning semi-double rich golden yellow blooms. Vigorous thorny plant with glossy foliage. Very healthy and exceptionally hardy. Flowers early with some later blooms. Size: 3.6m x 2.4m. -
Large loose scented blooms of golden yellow mellowing to cream. Attractive dark olive green shining foliage. Healthy. Summer flowering. Size:6m x 4.5m. -
Clusters of single pink blooms with white centres. Grey-green foliage. A Rosa soulieana hybrid. Vigorous and richly scented. Summer flowering. Size: 4.5m x 4m. -
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Small single white blooms set amongst very grey green foliage. The small orange hips are attractive in the autumn. Summer flowering. Rambling Habit. Size:3.6m x 3.6m. -
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Clusters of fully double cerise crimson blooms with a good scent. Very dark green foliage.Well armed with many prickles. Summer flowering.Possibly the first hybrid rose bred in the UK. Size:3m x 3m. Good in difficult situations. -
Small semi-double blooms with an unusual frilled appearance. Scented of oranges and produced at Midsummer in abundance. Vigorous prickly growth. Size:4.5 x 3m. -
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Fully double blooms in clusters of palest pink fading to white. Flowers form balls as the outer petals reflex. Grey-green foliage. Flowering at midsummer. Size:1.2m x 1.2m. -
Excellent pedigree. Very large globular blooms of satin pink. Heady fragrance. Strong healthy growth. Repeat flowering. Size: 4.5m x 3m. -
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Yellow Dagmar Hastrup, a.k.a. Topaz Jewel, has beautiful primrose yellow double blooms and dark shiny foliage. Very healthy. Compact growth. Performs well in most situations. Continuous flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm. -
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A.k.a Rosa spinosissima 'Double White'. Small globular pure white blooms. Dense prickly rounded growth with dainty small leaves. An excellent variety. Will grow in most soils. Spring flowering. Size:1.2 x 1.2m. -
A large sprays of outstanding cerise pink blooms. Fragrant. Vigorous arching growth with greyish foliage. Healthy.Very thorny. Makes a fabulous specimen rose. Summer flowering . Size: 2.5 x 2.5m. Perfect for pollinators. -
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a.k.a.The Chestnut Rose. A very unique variety. Pale pink single blooms are produced in summer. The leaves are each composed of many leaflets and the bark gains a peeled effect as it ages. Size: 2.5m x 2m. -
A vigorous shrub with fine purple green foliage. The single carmine pink flowers are followed by very decorative flagon-shaped hips. Summer flowering. Size:2m x 2m.
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Rosa centifolia 'Variegata', a.k.a. 'Village Maid', has very fragrant double blooms of creamy white with streaks of pale pink. Robust and very prickly shrub. Summer flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2m. -
Double blooms of cerise-purple. Sweet spicy scent. Large round red fruits in autumn. Healthy leathery foliage. Good for hedging. Almost identical to Roseraie de l'Hay, this would make a good substitute. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.5m. -
Rosa californica 'Plena' has semi-double hollyhocks shaped lilac pink flowers. Produces some small orange red fruit in the autumn. Summer flowering. Size: 3m x 2m. -
Leo's Eye has clusters of bright single orange vermilion blooms. Very thorny rambler. Summer flowering. Size:4m x 3m. -
Clusters of peachy pink quilled blooms. A large vigorous shrub. Leathery Rugosa foliage. Rare. perpetual flowering. Size: 1.2m x 0.9m.
