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.
PRODUCT TYPE
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. -
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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. -
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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.
