Book  (2007)  
 
Accolade. HT, rb, 1981, Dawson, George; bud ovoid; flowers bright red, shaded darker, 48 petals, high-centered, borne mostly singly, slight fragrance; foliage dark, matte; prickles hooked, brown; vigorous growth. [(Daily Sketch × Charles Mallerin) × Peter Frankenfeld]
Introductions: Rainbow Roses, 1979

Website/Catalog  (2000)  Page(s) 2.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Accolade’ Hybrid Tea. 1979. Australia. Double, fragrant, large flowers, cut flowers, recurrent. 1.5m x 1.3m. Medium red.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 21.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Accolade' – 1979. (Daily Sketch x Charles Mallerin) x Peter Frankenfeld. Large Flowered Bush rose. Large, double, exhibition flowers, fragrant, bright red with darker shadings, fully recurrent. Dark green, smooth foliage. Hooked brown prickles Healthy and vigorous. Flower: 48 petals, 100 mm, 1 to 6. Bush: 1.5 m x 1.25

Website/Catalog  (1998)  Page(s) 2.  
 
‘Accolade’ Hybrid Tea. 1979. G. Dawson/Aust. Double, fragrant, recurrent. 1.5m x 1.3m. Medium red.

Book  (1996)  
 
p49 Australian Raised Roses Symposium. Mrs. Con Ryan, WA Have had a few successes with ‘Accolade’ in the Australian raised section of our shows. It is a lovely red, but needs a tremendous amount of disbudding.

p61 Australian Raised Roses Symposium. Mr. Maurice Daw, WA ‘Accolade’. A strong growing bush of medium height. Blooms are carried on strong stems, frequently up to five buds to a stem, requiring disbudding. Blooms are a brilliant shade of light crimson, and of good exhibition standard.

p65 Australian Raised Roses Symposium. Mr. Philip Sutherland, Vic. ‘Accolade’. The liat would not be complete without a good red and this is widely held to be George Dawson’s best. A very well formed Hybrid Tea bloom of at least 40 petals, almost always borne one to a stem. A strong and healthy bush.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 6.  
 
‘Accolade’ Dawson, Australia, 1979. HT. Red. [available from] Golden Vale.

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 2.  
 
Hybrid Tea, red blend, 1979, ('Daily Sketch' x 'Charles Mallerin') x 'Peter Frankenfeld'; Dawson, G.; Rainbow Roses. Bud ovoid; flowers bright red, shaded darker, double (48 petals), exhibition form, borne mostly singly; slight fragrance; foliage dark, matt; hooked, brown prickles; vigorous growth.

Book  (1984)  Page(s) 27.  
 
Editor [E B. Pietsch] Review of Varieties Introduced into Australia in 1981. ‘Accolade’. (Dawson) 6 reports. Garden display rating 7.1, exhibition rating 7.2. A red rose of good form, medium to tall spreading plant habit, good foliage, disease resistance average, no blind shoots, mid-season flowering, slow to good repeat performance, hardy. A very good Australian-raised rose now on trial in the U.S.A. Won best bunch of an Australian-raised rose at a recent Melbourne Rose Show.

Book  (1983)  Page(s) 127.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas. Some of the Newish Cultivars. ’Accolade’ – Large flowered (George Dawson). A fine dual purpose rose in about the same colouring as ‘Red Queen’ or ‘Royal Show’.

Book  (1982)  Page(s) 77.  
 
Dr. Peter Hughes. Roses Bred in Australia – For Australians. .... is a satisfying rose but not more so than Mr. G. Dawson’s bright red ‘Accolade’....