Fortunately, nature provides exceptions to the “every rose has a thorn” rule. While there are not many, some truly thornless roses do exist. A number of “nearly thornless” roses are available, which have scattered thorns along the stem. Certain roses, such as Polyanthas, tend to have fewer thorns as a class. Below is a list of thornless and nearly thornless roses. You may also view our available thornless/nearly thornless roses HERE.
Thornless Roses*
- Ballerina (Hybrid Musk, Pink/white eye)
- Bleu Magenta (Hybrid Multiflora, mauve)
- Lady Banks Rose (Species, white or yellow)
- Mme Plantier (Alba, white, fragrant)
- Tausendschön (Hybrid Multiflora, pink blend)
- Veilchenblau (Hybrid Multiflora, mauve, fragrant)
- Zéphirine Drouhin (Bourbon, medium pink, fragrant)
Near-Thornless Roses
- Aimée Vibert (Noisette, white, fragrant)
- Belinda's Blush (Shrub, light pink, fragrant)
- Blush Noisette (Noisette, light pink)
- Bride's Dream (Hybrid Tea, light pink)
- Cécile Brunner (Polyantha, light pink)
- Champagne (Floribunda, light yellow)
- Climbing Iceberg (Climbing Floribunda, white)
- Climbing Pinkie (Climbing Polyantha, medium pink)
- Cornelia (Hybrid Musk, pink blend/yellow blend, fragrant)
- Crépuscule (Noisette, apricot blend)
- Dejá Blu™ (Miniflora, mauve)
- Dupuy Jamain (Hybrid Perpetual, pink-red)
- Crown Princess Margareta (Shrub, David Austin, apricot blend)
- Firefighter® (Hybrid Tea Rose, red, fragrant)
- Frau Karl Druschki (Hybrid Perpetual, white)
- Golden Showers (Large-flowered Climber, medium yellow)
- Isphan (Damask, pink, very fragrant)
- James Galway (Shrub, David Austin, light pink/medium pink)
- Lichfield Angel (Shrub, David Austin, White)
- Marie Pavie (Polyantha, White)
- Mme Alfred Carriére (Noisette, white, fragrant)
- Morletii ( Boursault, fuchsia)
- Outta the Blue (Shrub, mauve)
- Paul Neyron (Hybrid Perpetual, medium pink)
- Petit Rat De L'opera (Hybrid Musk, pink)
- Porcelain Rose (Shrub, pink)
- Porcelina (Hybrid Tea, white)
- Purple Splash (Climbing Rose, Wine-purple and white striped)
- Raspberry Cream Twirl™ (Climbing Rose, Deep pink with white stripes)
- Rosa Mundi (Gallica, striped with white and pink, fragrant)
- Sally Holmes (Shrub, White)
- Souvenir de La Malmaison (Bourbons, soft pink)
- Sultry Sangria™ (Shrub, purple with a white eye)
- Sydonie (Portland, pink, exceptionally fragrant)
- Tango (Shrub, red-orange)
- Tausendschon (Rambling Rose, pink)
- The Generous Gardener (Shrub, David Austin, light pink)
- Thérèse Bugnet (Hybrid Rugosa, medium pink, fragrant)
- Tricolore De Flandre (Gallica, Magenta-pink and white striped)
- Tuscany Superb (Gallica, mauve, fragrant)
*as per Combined Rose List; some thornless varieties may have a rare thorn or two, or small thorns.