I was researching a rose recently and found this...

I guess it's a registration number (????)

"rose WILjabye"

Read this way, it's pretty apt.

rose... WIL... jab... ye (!!!)




Just as an illustration .... the thorns of Mont Blanc. Eek!!!

That's pretty good!

Good gravy, what a bloodthirsty lookin' rose! Yikes! Love the registration name...

The registration name is actually for 'Jim Bowie'; however, I couldn't resist throwing in that thorny picture for emphasis!

Here's the bloom of ultra thorny Mont Blanc.

Chelle - Have you ever seen George Burns? I made a thread directly because of him & his thorns.. he's evil! His thorns have thorns!! The thread "Suggestions for dealing with thorny bushes?" in Roses forum

I had seen that thread, yes. Looking at that first picture always makes me grimace and shudder! I do kind of like the bigger thorns better, though; at least they don't (as easily) get in under the skin and break off, leaving a festering wound behind. Those prickers, I guess they're called (???)(long and very thin, but penetrating) give me fits! They're hard to get hold of when you're digging them out of yourself.

I'm weeding around Mont Blanc now, and have no great wounds yet... ...in time I will, I suppose.