Book  (1992)  Page(s) 12.  
 
Large-flowered (Hybrid Tea) bush; cherry-red; blooms very large, double; growth bushy, 3 x 2 ft (90 x 60 cm); good scent. President's International Trophy 1970. 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Dame de Coeur'. Cocker 1970

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 63.  Includes photo(s).
 
Description. Before this obviously promising rose had been named, nurserymen called it 'Alec's red one', so 'Alec's Red' it stayed. Bred from 'Fragrant Cloud' and 'Dame de Coeur', 'Alec's Red' has glorious fragrance from the one and a strong constitution from the other. These qualities helped to secure it an unprecedented 'double' -- the prize for Most Fragrant Rose in 1969 and the President's International Trophy as Best New Rose in 1970.

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 130-131.  Includes photo(s).
 
Alec's Red Cocker 1973. Description...

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 134.  
 
Crimson to cherry-red flowers are produced in abundance, the buds large and plump, almost black until they start to open. Strong necked, with dark green foliage and thorny stems. A good all-rounder.

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 156.  
 
[Alec Cocker's] first big success was 'Alec's Red', a cherry red Hybrid Tea with large blooms and rich fragrance. It won the Royal National Rose Society's highest award for a new rose, the President's International Trophy, in 1970, the year of its introduction. [also the story of how this rose got its name.]

Website/Catalog  (1984)  Page(s) 11.  Includes photo(s).
 
Alec's Red ® Cored (NIRP 1976) Hybride de Thé
Immenses fleurs somptueuses, d'un beau rouge vif. Végétation vigoureuse et saine. Pour massifs et fleurs à couper. Hauteur de végétation : 80/100 cm.

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Alec’s Red A well-formed deep red.  Highly scented and carried on a strong neck. Abundant healthy foliage. Has proved outstanding over the past few years. Medium. Cocker  1970.

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 4.  Includes photo(s).
 
Alec's Red

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 112.  
 
'Alec's Red' Medium     Crimson   Remontant    P9    H2  ***
'Alec's Red'  has a large, globular flower of many petals and rich scent. It was obvious upon trial in our nursery that it excelled the other red roses we then had, in growth, size, perfume and in holding its colour in the old flowers. I could have wished it had a deeper and richer colour to hold. I will not forget those trials in a hurry, for when we had  only a few plants of 'Alec's Red', the soil around them was compressed to a smooth, hard surface by the feet of the rose nurserymen who clustered around it. The raiser, Alexander Cocker  of Aberdeen, allowed several growers to have it on trial, and while he was wondering what attractive name to bestow on the rose, they called it 'Alec's Red' and the name stuck. It became very popular in Britain, and won the Royal National Rose  Society's premier awards for merit and fragrance.  It was raised from 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Dame de Coeur', and introduced in 1970. Subsequently Mr  Cocker repeated that cross in greater quantity, but whereas his first trial of it had yielded about fifteen seedlings of promise, the second and much larger endeavour produced nothing of merit at all.

Website/Catalog  (1977)  Page(s) 5.  Includes photo(s).
 
Alec's Red