Book  (2000)  Page(s) 183.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Cressida’/AUScress: Arbuste à port érigé, de forte végétation… l’un des plus grands rosiers anglais de David Austin… larges feuilles vert clair à texture rêche… bouquets légers … immenses fleurs en coupe très doubles, rose abricoté au centre, pâlissant au blanc rosé sur les bords, et à revers abricot, le tout se fondant avec une infinie douceur… fort parfum de myrrhe… Dans de bonnes conditions de culture, il refleurit avec prodigalité en automne.

Website/Catalog  (22 Dec 1998)  Page(s) 22.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (Nov 1998)  Page(s) 82.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (Jul 1996)  Page(s) 88.  
 
[Australian Edition]

'Cressida'. This is a very large rose, both in growth and flower. Its mother parent, the Rugosa Rose 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer' is itself extremely strong and tall, and much of the same growth has been passed on to 'Cressida'. As a consequence it sends up huge, thick, thorny stems from the base......

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 136.  Includes photo(s).
 
Cressida English Rose. David Austin 1983. Parentage: 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer' x unknown. Description... The flowers blend shades of apricot and pink... named for a Shakespearian character, the beloved of Troilus...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 116.  
 
Shrub, apricot blend, 1992, (AUScress); Austin, David; David Austin Roses, 1983. Flowers apricot peach, very full (41+ petals), large (7+ cms) blooms borne in small clusters; very fragrant; foliage small, light green, semi-glossy; some prickles; tall (180 cms), upright growth.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 259.  
 
Cressida (AUScress) Modern shrub. Parentage: Seedling x 'Conrad F. Meyer'. England 1983. Description and cultivation... The flowers are of medium size and loosely shaped and range from a rich creamy apricot to a delicate ivory...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 96.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer' x 'Chaucer', 1983. Description. Extremely tall (8 ft). Flowers: apricot-pink. Strong myrrh fragrance… needs to be given space to grow without too much pruning.

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 120-121.  Includes photo(s).
 
Cressida English Rose. Austin 1983... suitable for cultivation as a shrub (up to 1.6 m) or as a climber (up to 4 m). Parentage: Seedling x 'Conrad F. Meyer'.