China introduces homegrown thornless red rose Shiguang

A homegrown red rose variety named Shiguang has made its debut in China. The 15 November announcement describes red blooms and smooth, thorn-free stems as the defining features of the new variety.

The brief announcement presents Shiguang as an addition to China's flower industry. It does not give a retail price, commercial supply date, breeder details or quantified claims about vase life, yield or disease resistance. Those characteristics should not be inferred from the thornless-stem description alone.