Book  (2012)  Page(s) 115.  
 
Prairie Youth. Salmon pink. 9-16 [petals]. 72". Spring/fall.
A spinosissima hybrid. Arching, vigorous. May be used as a Climber. Clusters of salmon orange pink flowers just over 2 inches (5 cm) across with mild fragrance and golden stamens. Blooms once in spring, once in fall - quite unusual. Somewhat susceptible to black spot. Very hardy (zone 3 to 4).

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 466.  
 
Prairie Youth Shrub, orange-pink, 1948, (('Ross Rambler' x 'Dr. W. Van Fleet') x R. suffulta) x (('Dr. W. Van Fleet' x 'Türkes Rugosa Sämling') x R. spinosissima altaica; Morden Exp. Farm. Description.

Book  (1967)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Some All-Canadian Roses
by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C.
The Federal Department of Agriculture Experimental Station at Morden, Manitoba, has been carrying on a rose-breeding programme for over 42 years. It is now under the direction of Mr. H. F. Harp, the object in view being to develop a garden rose that will survive the cold winters of the Prairies. Furthermore, it aims to develop winter-hardy roses having the repeat-blooming characteristics, Hybrid-Tea form, fragrance, good plant habit with disease-resistant foliage. This is quite a programme, and one which of necessity must take a number of years to achieve. However, they are well on their way, and have produced the following varieties:
"Prairie Youth", shrub, introduced in 1948, has a very involved pediigree, consisting of "Ross Rambler", "Dr. W. Van Fleet", R. suffulta, Turkes Rugosa Samling, and R. spinosissima altaica. It is semi-double, a slightly fragrant pure salmon pink in clusters. It is very hardy, grows to six feet, and blooms intermittently.

Article (misc)  (1955)  
 
"Rosa PRAIRIE YOUTH [(RN134 x R361) x Rosa Prairie Sailor] has in its parentage Ross, Dr. W. Van Fleet, Turkes Rugosa Samling, R. spin, altaica, and R. pratincola. Height 6 to 7 feet, vigorous; stems reddish-brown, moderately spiny; foliage medium-dark green; flowers semi-double bright salmon-pink, borne freely in clusters; season of bloom early July and intermittently throughout the summer".

"Of the three roses previously named at Morden only Prairie Youth, introduced in 1949, has found widespread acceptance."

W.A. Cumming, Experimental Farm, Morden, Manitoba, Progress Report 1955-1959

Website/Catalog  (1951)  Page(s) 12.  
 
Prairie Youth - Hardy, vigorous shrub growing to 5 feet, recently introduced by the Dominion Experimental Station, Morden. Flowers semi-double borne freely in clusters, bright salmon pink, lightly fragrant. Season, July; occasionally blooms till fall. Budded bushes. Each ... $2.00.

Article (misc)  (1949)  
 
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON ORNAMENTALS
Committee: F.L. Skinner, Chairman, H.F. Harp, J. Walker, R.J. Hilton, W. Godfrey, A.C. Patterson, J.L. Almey
Prairie Youth Rose
carried in its parentage Ross rose, Dr. W. Van Fleet, Turks Rugosa Samling, Altai and Rosa pratincola. The mother, Morden N 13-4, was pollinated by Prairie Sailor - the first rose to be named here. The new complex hybrid is a hardy, vigorous shrub, growing to a height of 5 feet. Foliage is medium dark green that seems free of mildew and leaf spot diseases. Stems are reddish brown and moderately spiny. Flowers, semi-double, borne freely in clusters, are a sunworthy bright salmon-pink, occasional flowers show until autumn. The variety propagates readily from greenwood cuttings.