Monday, January 31, 2022

Thorny roses

‘Alnwick Castle’
Although I do have some roses without thorns, I also have some roses that are wickedly thorny. As the canes age some get more thorny. Some are wicked from the start. It’s not just the number of thorns that make the most evil ones. It’s the hooked curved thorns that grab and don’t let go that cause the most bodily damage. 


‘Radio Times’

‘Abraham Darby’



‘Munstead Wood’

‘Bishop’s Castle’

‘Bishop’s Castle’

‘Radio Times’

 

And one to show how some roses have no thorns at all. This one is ‘Windermere’. Of my other roses, ‘Annie Laurie McDowell’ has no thorns. ‘Nahema’ and ‘Marie Pavie’ have very rare thorns. 



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