Book  (2005)  Page(s) 56.  
 
location G:203/5, Ekta, Hansen 1927, hybrid arkansana, white, medium size, single to semi-double, moderate fragrance, tall

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 153.  
 
Ekta. Gallica, medium pink, 1927, 'Alika' x 'American Beauty'; Hansen, N.E. Description.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 233.  
 
Ekta (hybrid gallica) Prof. Hansen 1927; R. gall. grandifl. X American Beauty; vivid pink, 7 cm., single, in to to 5, floriferous, many canes, growth 7/10, climbing, 1.50 m, very hardy. Sangerhausen

Book  (1927)  Page(s) 50.  
 
Ekta Rose - Introduced 1927. Pedigree: Rosa gallica grandiflora x American Beauty. Of tall upright habit; very hardy and vigorous. Flowers, single, pink: blooming freely throughout June and a few days of July. Since the flowers are single, this plant may not be a hybrid. However, the flowers are pink, while the flowers of the Rosa gallica parent are dark crimson. Also, it blooms earlier than Rosa gallica. This plant sprouts freely. May be useful for screens, hedges, or as an ornamental shrub. Rosa gallica is a native of central Europe extending east to the Caucausus Mountains, has been cultivated "from time immemorial", and is regarded as one of the parents of the Hybrid Perpetuals. In the Island of Bourbon, France, it is customary to make hedges and palisades with the Bengal rose and Rosa gallica.