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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Out of stockAgnes is a beautiful butter yellow Rugosa rose with large fully double blooms. Leathery foliage. Distinct lemon fragrance. Hardy and will perform well in coastal regions. Summer flowering. Forms a shrub 1.5m x 1.2m.
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Out of stockClear bright salmon pink double blooms are arranged in small clusters. Strong myrrh fragrance. Thorny with a mid-green foliage. Summer flowering. Decorative orange hips in autumn. Good in most soils and aspects. Size: 1.5m x 1m.
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Out of stockLarge double magenta-pinkblooms. Spicy scent. Very healthy. Repeat flowering. Sometimes produces large red fruit with the later blooms. Size: 1.8m x 1.6m.
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Out of stockLarge 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.
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Out of stockHuge 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.
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Out of stockRosette 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.
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Out of stockA 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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Out of stockLarge loose scented blooms of golden yellow mellowing to cream. Attractive dark olive green shining foliage. Healthy. Summer flowering. Size:6m x 4.5m.
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Out of stockUnique 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.
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Out of stockClusters 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.
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Out of stockFully 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.
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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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Out of stockA.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.