Designed to ward off predators, thorns are synonymous with roses. However, there is certainly a place for thornless roses in gardens; zones such as high traffic areas, archways, children’s gardens, rose gardens designed for elderly people, and even people who love roses but have an aversion to thorns, can all find a place for a thornless rose. But it’s important to know that there are no 100% thornless roses, but near thornless ones; with the sporadic thorns on the stems that make them look safer compared to the classic roses.
Some of the most well-known roses are near thornless with very clean stems. We stock several varieties of roses with these characteristics: like the Delbard Souvenir de Louis Amade, Dioressence, Pink Intuition and Red Intuition, Paul Cezanne, Grimaldi, France Libre, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pisarro and Coeur de Neige; the popular Heaven Scent, Heritage, Eiffel Tower, Abracadabra, Ebb Tide, Fabolous, all the Iceberg group, Twilight Zone, Our Vanilla, Sweet Intoxication, China Doll, Firefighter, Pinkie climber; the old fashioned Reine de Violettes, Charles de Mills, Anna Olivier; the climbing varieties Crepuscule, and Renae… Just to mention some of them.
We have a whole collection on our website called “Thornless”, to help you select the right one for your needs.
Some of these beautiful varieties are still in stock and can be ordered now, taking advantage of our Winter Sale.
(Picture on the right: Paul Cezanne) |
