Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 408.  Includes photo(s).
 
Mercedes (MerKOR) Floribunda, Kordes, 1974. Description... the first of the orange-red, medium-sized durable roses for growing under glass... The flowers develop very dark edges to the petals in intense sunlight when grown outdoors; this is not a burning of the petals but a dark shading. The full blooms slowly fade in the garden to a dull, unattractive color...

Website/Catalog  (Aug 1998)  Page(s) 14.  
 
Mercedes Floribunda. Kordes 1975.. The Queen of the greenhouse/cut flower family... vivid orange red...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 284.  Includes photo(s).
 
(MerKOR) Cluster-flowered. Description. More of a greenhouse rose... For years it has been one of the roses most commonly met with in florist's shops. Reimer Kordes (Germany) 1974. 'Anabell' x unnamed seedling. Repeats.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 374.  
 
Mercedes® Floribunda, bright scarlet, 1974, (MerKOR; Merko); 'Anabell' x Seedling; Kordes, R. Description.

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 107.  
 
W. Kordes Söhne made a lot of money out of Reimer's 'Mercedes', an orange red Floribunda introduced in 1974. The money came from its sale not to gardeners, but to growers of roses as cut flowers...

Book  (1982)  Page(s) 19.  
 
Roy and Heather Rumsey, NSW.  New Roses. 
The colour of 'Angelique' is somewhat similar to 'Mercedes' without the darker shades on the edges when grown outdoors.

Book  (1979)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Roy and Heather Rumsey, NSW.  New Roses. 
Mercedes (Kordes): Hybrid tea type floribunda. Exceptionally long-lasting blooms with an ability to hold which has hitherto been unknown in a rose. Buds are well filled, opening to medium-sized well-formed flowers, lightly scented. The permanent colour is a shining 'Grenada' red. Large temperature differences in the garden produce a dark edging of the petals. The plant is strong growing, well branched, and quick to regenerate. For these outstanding qualities, the long-lasting blooms, the beautiful colour and the ability to maintain the shining colour through the long season, this rose is superb. Holds fourteen days or more.