Book  (Jul 1998)  Page(s) 245-246.  
 
PANACHÉE SUPERBE Laffay (?), 1841 (?). Habit: less upright than the gallica type; quite strong branches; numerous and large hooked prickles; almost no bristles. Foliage: abundant; light green; large lanceolated leaflets; smooth and wavy, not very gallica-looking. Bloom: quite abundant blooming; solitary or in clusters of 2 to 4 blooms; medium or small, double, cupped; some stamens visible. Colour: pink strongly mottled with violet-purple. Fragrance: moderate....The variety currently at L'Haÿ, under the name "Panachée superbe", brings forth a bloom of pink strongly mottled with violet-purple, should not be confused with the previous [Panachée superbs]. It is attributed to Laffay, 1841, but we have found no trace of it in the catalogues of the era. Its foliage suggests hybridisation with a China, which is effectuively quite in the style of Laffay.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 27.  Includes photo(s).
 
Panachée Superbe Description... probably a Gallica-China hybrid

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 538.  
 
Panachée superbe (Provins) in Holland before 1830; deep pink, small, double, regular, free-blooming, growth 7/10. = Lyre de Flore; Phénix.

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 139.  
 
Panachée superbe, Provins, rose foncé, syn. Phoenix