Thornless RosesRoses without Thornes (prickles)
Looking for Thornless Roses? List of beautiful roses without thornes, (prickles) includes climbing roses that are thornless. Smooth Touch Thornless Series, as well as several beautiful varieties of the David Austin English Roses, make growing roses without thornes possible. If you've ever tried to trim a heavily thorned rose bush, you know what a luxury it is to grow ones without thornes! Note; See the stem pictured to the right. Stems are smooth, with no thorns.
This is a Zephrine Drouhin that I planted last year to replace one I lost. (I just love this rose!)
The Smooth Touch Thornless Rose Series was developed by a man named Harvey Davidson back in 1962. He accidently discovered a thornless rose in his breeding stock, while trying to develope a disease resistant variety. This hobby breeder named the lovely and very floriferous apricot colored rose "Smooth Sailing". Thus, this Series of thorn-free roses were born! They are 95-100% thornfree. See the list below: All these roses begin their name with "Smooth" Angel , Ballerina , Buttercup , Delight, Destiny , Dream , Friendship , Harmony , Heart of Gold , Lady , Lillipop , Memories , Moonlight , Perfume , Prince , Queen , Romance , Ruby Red , Serenity , Silver Moon , Snowflake , Splendour Velvet This company in Australia sells these roses, so if you are within shipping distance... have a look! If not, I have heard that sometimes "Lowes" the building Center offers them for sale.
Thornless Climbers and Ramblers
English Roses by David Austin that are thornless or nearly Thornless include: James Galway Climber , Mortimer Sackler , Snow Goose , The Generous Gardener Climbing Rose , Veilchenblau , Zephirine Drouhin Thornless Shrub RosesA Shropshire Lad , Charles de Mills , James Galway , John Clare , Mortimer Sackler , R. Officinalis , R. Complicata , Tuscany Superb
We can all appreciate the roses that don't have thornes (prickles), but especially children, and eldery persons would benefit from these roses.
A Bit of Christian LoreThere is a very old Christian Legend that maintains that roses did not have thornes until Adam sinned in the garden of Eden.
Why do Roses have Thornes?The purpose of the thorns is unknown. Possibly to keep animals from eating the flowers. Deer certainly are not deterred by those thorns!I personally grow
the Zephirine Rose,
(pictured above) and can tell you it is so easy to keep tying it up as it grows. No Thorns!
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