Book  (1999)  Page(s) 30.  Includes photo(s).
 
Phoenix First – 1959. V. R. Kernovske. Our Princess x Pompon Beauty. Cluster Flowered Bush rose. Ovoid bud. Double, fragrant, velvety red flowers of flat rosette style, in clusters, fully recurrent. Leathery wrinkled foliage. Reddish new growth.

Website/Catalog  (1998)  Page(s) 10.  
 
Phoenix First. Floribunda. 1959. Australia. Double, fragrant, recurrent. 0.8m x 0.9m. dark red.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 109.  
 
Phoenix First. Langbecker, Australia. 1959. Floribunda. Red/black. [available from] Golden Vale, Trewallyn.

Website/Catalog  (1963)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Phoenix First. A Queensland variety of very dark double red.

Book  (1962)  Page(s) 90.  
 
Fred Armbrust, Rose Notes from Queensland. Phoenix First; A very odd rose, good growth.

Website/Catalog  (1962)  Page(s) 32.  Includes photo(s).
 
Phoenix First (Florib). Kernoske, 1959. Truly depicted in this lovely colour illustration. Has caused a good deal of comment from visitors to our nurseries. Is also our own release and colouring is very dark red shading almost to black. Fully double long lasting blooms in clusters.

Book  (1959)  Page(s) 252.  
 
Phoenix First. F. (V. R. Kernovske; int. C. Langbeckery & Sons ’59) Our Princess x Pom Pom Beauty. Small, ovoid, clustered buds. Small, very double, full, very dark red flower shaded to black. Very good lasting quality. Slight fragrance. Resistant, leathery foliage. Bushy plant has many thorns and free, continuous bloom.

Website/Catalog  (1959)  Page(s) 32k.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Phoenix First’ (Florib.). (Kernoske, 1959) This new release will out-do many at present on the market in its colour range. It is a very dark red shading to black, in fact it is one of the darkest floribundas that we have seen. It flowers in clusters, the blooms are fully double in texture, and it is truly depicted in our delightful colour illustration. 10/6.