Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p5
1972. Coventry Cathedral - 66/2062. Nicknamed Houston.

Book  (2004)  Page(s) 218.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Coventry Cathedral'. Floribunda - Syns 'Cathedral';, 'Houston'. this rose bears well-spaced clusters of large apricot-pink, lightly fragrant flowers repeatedly through the season. The foliage is mid-green and glossy on a vigorous, hardy, disease-resistant, low-growing bush. It was bred by McGredy in NZ and introduced in 1975. Although thirty years old it is still popular for its well-shaped attractive flowers. ('Little Darling' x ['Goldilocks' x 'Irish Mist']). NZ Gold Medal 1974, Portland Gold Medal 1974, AARS 1976. Zones 5-9.

Book  (2002)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Rated 7.6

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 149.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Cathedral’/‘Coventry Cathedral’/’Houston’ = Floribunda… pétales ondulés, saumon irisé d’abricot et souligné de rouge sur les bords… généreux. Légères et tout juste doubles, mais délicatement parfumées… petits bouquets… feuillage vernissé, vert olive, sain et résistant. Son nom commémore l’achèvement des travaux de restauration de la cathédrale de Coventry, dévastée durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. McGredy, Nouvelle-Zélande, 1975.

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 135.  Includes photo(s).
 
Coventry Cathedral ('Cathedral', 'Houston') Cluster-flowered. Parentage: 'Little Darling' x ('Goldilocks' x 'Irish Mist'). Sam McGredy 1975. Description... variable in color: sometimes vividly orange-red, sometimes almost salmon-pink...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 80.  
 
Cathedral Floribunda, apricot shading salmon, 1975, ('Coventry Cathedral'; 'Houston'); 'Little Darling' x ('Goldilocks' x 'Irish Mist'); McGredy. Description.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 135.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 191.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Cathedral', 'Coventry Cathedral'. A Floribunda with scarlet-edged orange petals. McGredy (Northern Ireland) 1973. (('Little Darling' x 'Goldilocks') x 'Irish Mist')

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 73.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Coventry Cathedral'. syn 'Cathedral', 'Houston'. Raised by McGredy, New Zealand. Parentage ('Little Darling' x 'Goldilocks') x 'Irish Mist'. Introduced 1973. Height Medium. 1 - 1.2 metres. A time-proven rose, absolutely reliable in the garden and one that gives a dazzling, long lasting display of pure vibrant colour. The luminous flowers are apricot shading to salmon with scarlet appearing as the blooms age - the whole effect is flame-like. The flowers are individually large and carried in clusters in great profusion and they repeat well over a long season. Plants are upright, bushy and well dressed in semi-glossy, olive-green, disease-free foliage. 'Coventry Cathedral' gained a Gold Star award in New Zealand in 1974 and an All-America Rose Selection in 1976.

Book  (1989)  Includes photo(s).
 
p40. 'Cathedral' was named for Coventry Cathedral as part of a fund-raising project to restore the war-torn building.

p94. Photo. Also called 'Coventry Cathedral', 'Cathedral' was named with the guarantee that 15,000 plants would be added to the grounds of the war-torn Coventry Cathedral as a fund-raising project.

p94. 'Cathedral' captured All-America Rose Selections honors in 1976. Its wavy, open flowers are a blend of vibrant orange, golden apricot and yellow.