"A Dizzy Blonde" wrote in message
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I now desire to plant something with huge unwieldy canes attached to
which
would be long and razor sharp thorns........any suggestions for a
plant not
out of place in a bed of camellia and azalea under the shade of a
frangipani
in the Perth climate? My first thought - bougainvillea is not a
suitable
plant for the spot.....though it would please me to plant one just for
the
ouch factor.

A (not always) Dizzy Blonde



Bouganvillea would do the job and it grows quickly but you will have to
trim it 2 or 3 times a year which isn't fun.

How about a native shrub that has thorns?

Such as:

ACACIA colletioides (spine wattle)
Flower............. Winter/spring
Propagate....... Seed
Height 4m
Dense dome-shaped prickly shrub with a stiff main stem and flattened
leaves and very sharp prickly thorns making this an ideal stock-proof
hedge. Large golden ball flowers.

David