Book  (2007)  Page(s) 280.  
 
'AUSron', S, lp, 1983, (Lordly Oberon), [Chaucer x seedling], Austin, David ... short descripton

Book  (Jul 1996)  Page(s) 143.  
 
Lordly Oberon A variety that David Austin considers inferior and does not recommend growing unless you're a collector.

Book  (1996)  
 
Field Evaluation of the New English (David Austin) Roses, by L.R. Mapplebeck
Fifty-eight cultivars of English roses are under field evaluation. Promising cultivars include Chianti, Constance Spry, Lilian Austin, Shropshire Lass and St. Swithum.

A new type of shrub rose has been developed by rose breeder David Austin, in England. In the last few years these new roses have hit world markets with a storm. Demand has outstripped supply. In the last couple of years some of these new English rose cultivars have been offered to consumers in this Region via garden centers and mail order catalogues. The problem is that little is known about the performance and potential of these roses in this Region of Canada. More than a million dollars worth of rose bushes (hybrid teas, floribundas, shrub-types, etc.) are imported into N.S. each year. Many of these, especially the hybrid teas, are not hardy here and hence winterkill. Many of these new English roses have hybrid-tea-types in their pedigrees, hence may also not be hardy. Personal observations have resulted in the conclusion that many cultivars will not survive the rigours of our winters, so consumers are in many cases wasting their money. The hardiness and overall performance of these English roses therefore needed to be evaluated.
Fifty-eight cultivars of David Austin (English) roses were planted in a replicated field trial on June 1, 1995. Cultivars were evaluated during the 1995 growing season. Fifteen of the David Austin rose cultivars had season averages for aesthetic ratings of 3.5 or better out of a 5.0 maximum. These were (decreasing order): Redoute, Shropshire Lass, St. Swithum, Lordly Oberon, Dapple Dawn, Francine Austin, Mary Rose, Chianti, Jayne Austin, Abraham Darby, Charlotte, Lilian Austin, Sir Clough, The Countryman and The Pilgrim. Seven of these were also reasonably tolerant to black spot. These were (decreasing tolerance): The Countryman, May Rose, Jayne Austin, Lilian Austin, St. Swithum, Lordly Oberon and Sir Clough.
In late Autumn rose bushes were individually mounded with soil for winter protection of the base and crown of each plant. Only 9 cultivars overwintered with 100% survival. Eleven cultivars had 0% survival with the remaining 38 cultivars falling between the two extremes. The 1995/96 winter hardy cultivars were Abraham Darby, Brother Cadfael, Chianti, Constance Spry, Leander, Lilian Austin, Robbie Burns, Shropshire Lass, St. Swithum. The initial results from the 1996 growing season, along with the previous results, suggest that cultivars, Chianti, Constance Spry, Lilian Austin, Shropshire Lass and St. Swithum show promise when their overall performance is considered.