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Old 22-04-2003, 05:32 AM
Pat and Ash
 
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Default Wanted: Nasty thorns *grin*

Susan H. Simko wrote:

Anyone have any suggestions for any other non-climbing rose with nasty
thorns, strong scent, and good disease resistance?


Try Othello... one of the David Austin's. An early one... I've heard he
regrets it, because it's soooo thorny. Big thorns and little thorns.
Lots of them. But magnificent huge deep magenta cabbage roses with heavy
rose scent.
I think they'd probably climb if you let them. We get canes over 8 feet
tall if we don't cut them back (and that's just one year's growth).
....pat.

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