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22-04-2003, 06:44 PM

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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.

A lot of the old shrub roses, especially rugosas, have some wicked
thorns. Makes a great hedge :-).

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