Need Large Thorny Rose
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I need something THORNY
Comments (54)I see you have plenty of input on roses with thorns. I thought I would add 2 that no one posted, and they are Glamis Castle which is a white David Austin English rose, planted together they make a nice hedge and a hybird tea called First Prize which is pink with huge blooms, both of these are thorny as heck. I have both of these and they always get me when I deadhead them. The First Prize gets a little taller then the Glamis Castle. My parents have a vacation beach house in San Diego and they plant thorny rose bushes in front of all the windows to stop anyone getting to the windows when they are not there. No one is going to get through these roses with there deadly thorns to get to the windows to break in, thorny roses make good deterrents from any theif trying to get to a window to break in. Good Luck, Carrie...See MoreNeeding large shrub rose suggestions
Comments (18)I want to repeat my vote for "Darlow's Enigma". It's rudely healthy, will easily grow to the height you want, can be sheared like a shrub to form a hedge, has a wafting fragrance, and is cold-hardy enough to not suffer significant Winter dieback where you live. The flowers are simple, but they come in flushes, and in-bloom the plant will look somewhat like a mock orange. Look through the pictures on its HelpMeFind page I linked in my previous post. Those grown in full-sun have the dense shrub shape which would lend itself to forming a hedge. Those grown in more shade will be more open. :-) ~Christopher...See MoreNeed thorny, low maint roses...deer problem
Comments (14)New Dawn is a thorny monster and very low maintenance, but "my" deer had no problem eating it, buds, leaves, thorns and all. However, they do leave the portion of the plant that are about 6 feet tall or above. But again, New Dawn IS a monster, and if and ONLY IF you don't mind letting it grow whichever way it likes or you don't mind the challenge of taming it, it would be a good choice for deer country. ND's sport, Awakening, is a good choice too if you like the way these monsters grow. In case you are interested in either rose, check the postings for horry stories about these two so you know what you are getting into....See MoreThorny question-short list of David Austen Roses
Comments (12)I'm really beginning to think that what DAR sent me was mislabelled and isn't Tea Clipper at all. I know you'd previously mentioned others having issues with rebloom and this one is constantly covered in warm pink blooms with a strong myrrh scent, has a tall arching growth habit (large shrub,short climber) and definitely thorns--spacing between them but fairly long hooklike things individually. I was comparing it with Strawberry Hill this morning and the two seem virtually identical to me, so I wonder if DAR sent me a mislabelled SH instead. That said, it is a good performer in the garden, so I'd keep it regardless, but maybe I'll put an asterisk next to the ID as Tea Clipper from now on....See Morezeffyrose
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