Website/Catalog  (2017)  
 
'Bedqueen'
Synonyms:
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: Gracious Queen
HT, dy, 2001, Chessum, Paul; flowers medium, full, borne mostly solitary, moderate fragrance; foliage medium size, medium green, semi-glossy; prickles medium, hooked, few; growth compact, medium (90 cm.); beds, borders, containers. Introductions: Paul Chessum Roses, 2001, UK

Magazine  (2002)  Page(s) 43. Vol 96, Part 2.  
 
Marilyn Stevens, Chelsea 2002
Harkness introduced the rose, 'Gracious Queen' that had been specially commission by the Royal Warrant Holders association to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Sales of this rose will benefit the Association's crafts education charity The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. A strong and vibrant golden yellow HT rose, 'Gracious Queen' promises an unlimited show of colour throughout the growing  season. The dense foliage is mid-green in colour and shows  good disease resistance.

Article (misc)  (Nov 2001)  Page(s) 43.  
 
BEDqueen, Hybrid Tea, flowers deep yellow [dy], 2001, (Gracious Queen); [no parentage given]; Chessum, Paul; Paul Chessum Roses, 2001.