Glenfidoch is the stems thorny?

[scotkat]

I bought this rose last year but now as it's growing the stem is so full of thorns.

I don't know if it was a wrong label on the rose.

So now I want another rose less thorny to go with burgundy ice,iceberg,and Glamis castle.

 

[firelily99]

Some roses can be thornier than others but the reality is that its about the flowers and not the rest of the plants. If it makes beautiful blooms then what is the problem?

 

[scotkat]

The problem is as I enjoy having my cut roses in a vase indoors as well. As the garden and don't like a lot of thorns on the stem.

 

[Becky]

Hmm that's not good! Hope you weren't mis-sold the rose, is it worth getting in touch with the company you bought it from?

In terms of a replacement, Wollerton Old Hall are a pale peachy yellow colour and don't have many thorns - might be worth a look?

http://www.countrygardenroses.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Wollerton-Old-Hall

 

[scotkat]

I just had a peek Becky and my rose is nothing like that colour but is very thorny.

I don't have the receipt anymore ,so I shall just put it down to experience.

 

[Trellum]

The Thornless Paul Neyron roses is practically thornless, it blooms several times during the season and the flowers are huge. You could give it a look just in case!

 

[claudine]

One of my roses had been thornless when I received it. After three years, it suddenly started developing big thorns. I don't know why this happened. I think that some roses change over time and there is nothing that can be done about it, so even if you purchase a thornless variety, there is no guarantee that it'll stay this way

 

[firelily99]

If you want to have the roses in a vase then take a paring knife and flick them off. Its not hard to do and with a bit of practice you will be a pro in no time.

 

[scotkat]

Firelily apart from that this rose looks very unsightly inmŷ border as it's very thick thorny stems.

I have a proper rose stem stripper to take the stems off.

I did only ask this ? If it had been the wrong rose but feel you have extended this ?

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