Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Jens Munk'

I bought one of these roses about 10 years ago and it’s the only rose I’ve ever purchased that I dislike. Not only is it very thorny...Read More but it suckers so I now have three bushes and have removed 2 others. As one contributor said, if you want a hedge, this is a good rose to accomplish that. I do not find it flowers abundantly. Had I known it would sucker so much and be quite as thorny, I would never have planted it.

I planted a hedge of Jens Munk roses to keep neighborhood kids from cutting across my front yard and stepping into flower beds after doin...Read Moreg so. After a few years, I have a mighty effective and great looking barrier for keeping both kids and neighborhood dogs from passing through my front yard.

From HGTV.com's list of carefree roses by Mary C. Weaver:

'Jens Munk': This vigorous shrub, a hybrid rugosa, is one of the...Read More excellent Canadian Explorer series hybridized by Agriculture Canada. As you'd expect, it's extremely cold-hardy, as well as disease-resistant. 'Jens Munk' blooms continuously, producing medium-sized semidouble lilac-pink blooms with yellow stamens; some petals are marked by a white streak. The fragrance is light and spicy. Leaflets are small, medium green and characteristically rugose ("wrinkled"), and plants bear a small crop of hips if not deadheaded. Hardy to Zone 2 or 3. Forms an upright shrub 4 to 5 feet tall; makes a good hedge.

Seems to be a vigorous plant, as well as being very thorny. Mine has been a good repeat bloomer, with tight clusters of blossoms contain...Read Moreing usually around 6 but up to 18 flowers. However, the blossoms on my plant have very little fragrance.