Website/Catalog  (5 Aug 2016)  Includes photo(s).
 
Café au Lait (Simgrey) Exclusive.Deep pink buds blossom into spectacular fawn brown semi double flowers with central ginger tones ageing down to large and blousy light lavender blooms, a nicely fragrant rose, attractive purple stems and red thorns on olive matt foliage. Highly unusual colour. Fragrance: Medium to Strong. Bush Rose Height : 90cm / 3ft

Book  (2002)  Page(s) 114.  
 
Gerard Williams. Final Analysis 2001-2002
'Cafe Au Lait' (SIMcafee) Simpson 1993; 'Just Joey' x 'Vol d' Nuit'; 19 reports on 34 bushes; 7.2 rating. Cream coffee blooms, tall growing bush with upright growth and bronze green foliage. Growers report an unusual colour and a healthy bush. A good picking rose with quite a quick repeat. Some feel the bloom opens too fast and a number mention the colour being good for floral art.

Book  (2001)  Page(s) 102.  
 
Gerard Williams. Review of the Newer Roses for the 2000-2001 Season
'Cafe au Lait' (SIMcafee) Simpson 1993; 'Just Joey' x 'Vol 'd Nuit'; cream coffee; 3 reports on 4 bushes; 1.6 metres; 7.1 rating. Tall growing with upright growth; bronze green foliage. Northland says reasonably healthy, unusual coloured flowers open quickly. Otorohanga found the bush healthy but the flowers open quickly. Manawatu felt that the unusual colour was well named but the blooms were a bit fleeting and suggested that if you want the blooms for a vase, then pick them when the sepals drop. Healthy with good repeat.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 97.  
 
Gerard Williams. Review of the Newer Roses for the 1999-2000 Season
'Cafe au Lait' (SIMcafee); Simpson 1993; 'Just Joey' x 'Vol d'Nuit'; cream coffee; 3 reports on 3 bushes; 1.6 metres; 7.5 rating. Tall growing with upright growth, bronze green foliage. Northland says reasonably healthy, unusual coloured flowers open quickly. Otorohanga found the bush healthy, but the flowers open quickly. Manawatu felt that the unusual colour was well named, but the blooms were a bit fleeting and suggested that if you want the blooms for a vase, then pick it when the sepals drop. Extremely healthy with good basal shoots. The blooms are of decorative form.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 90.  
 
Gerard Williams. Review of the Newer Roses for the 1998-99 Season.
'Cafe au Lait' (SIMcafee); Simpson 1993; 'Just Joey' x 'Vol 'dNuit'; cream coffee; 2 reports on 5 plants this year; 5-6years, 1. 5 metres; 7.1 rating. The blooms perhaps lack a few petals, but it is a good rose for floral art with its unusual colour, and when tight it can make a good picking rose especially for vases. Quite a tall growing rose with reasonable health and bronze green foliage. Healthy but not vigorous says Golden Bay. Manawatu like it because of colour and growth. Northland feels that the decorative blooms open too fast. The blooms are of decorative form with large petals and coffee and cream colour. Something different.

Book  (1998)  Page(s) 92.  
 
Nola Simpson. Review of Newer Roses for 1997-98 Season.
'Cafe au Lait' (SIMcafee); Simpson 1993; 'Just Joey' x 'Vol 'd Nuit'; cream coffee; 6 reports on 11 plants; 2-9 years; 1.8 metres; 7.1 rating. This rose has been around for a few years but has not been reported on previously. The general consensus is that it lacks petallage, a good rose for floral art and when picked in the tight bud makes a lovely vase. It grows quite tall, reasonably healthy with bronze green foliage. Nelson finds the colour interesting but thinks the plant is rather spindly. Northland says it opens too fast. The blooms are of decorative form with large petals, colour is an unusual coffee buff or as the name suggests coffee and cream.