Website/Catalog  (2005)  Page(s) 32.  
 
‘Onkaparinga’. Shrub. soft apricot pink flowers in clusters, fragrant, spreading.

Website/Catalog  (2002)  Page(s) 42.  
 
‘Onkaparinga’. Thomson 1987. Soft and subtle, these very large, double well formed blooms are a delicate apricot pink and held in pleasing clusters. The perfume is a wonderful spicy myrrh and blooms are produced continuously even into early winter. The foliage is matt deep green. An exceptionally hardy Australian shrub rose with graceful arching habit. 1.5m x 1.5m.

Website/Catalog  (2002)  Includes photo(s).
 
p6 Picture. ‘Onkaparinga’

p67 Picture . ‘Onkaparinga’ (TOMring). Thomson, 2000 Small clusters of delightfully ruffled large blooms with strong fragrance. Very healthy matt foliage which tolerates extreme climates. A shrubby habit of growth. Leading rose of the ‘Australian TRUE BLUE Collection’. Plant Patent Pending.

Book  (2001)  
 
p41 Maureen Ross. Australian Roses for 2001. Onkaparinga™ (TOMring) Meaning 'Mother Water', Ross Roses introduced this shrub rose in1999 and in a very short time it has become one of our most popular varieties. The large, ruffled, soft apricot-pink to blush pink blooms are produced very freely on this attractive shrub. A tidy 1.5 metre tall, hardy plant able to withstand extremes of weather. Fragrance is honey to true rose. PBR App. No. 98/99.

Book  (2000)  Includes photo(s).
 
p33 Picture. ‘Onkaparinga’ (TOMring). Transparency: Ross Roses. .....Also featured is ‘Onkaparinga’ (TOMring) Australian Bred shrub Rose (bottom right) by George Thomson. Named after the very beautiful Onkaparinga River and Valley in South Australia.

p71 Mrs. Maureen Ross. A New World of Shrub Roses Symposium. ‘Onkaparinga’. Australian bred. Clusters of large, glorious ruffled apricot-pink blooms which turn blush pink with age. A strong fragrance. Very healthy matt green foliage, growing to two metres in height. Useful as a shrub or pillar rose.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 69.  
 
‘Onkaparinga’ (TOMring). Thomson, Australia. Released 1999). Shrub. Pink/apricot. [available from] Ross.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 440.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Onkaparinga’. Modern. Modern Shrub. Apricot blend. Repeat flowering. ‘Onkaparinga’ produces clusters of large well-formed, apricot-pink flowers that turn pink as they age. Flower production is good with pleasing continuity and fragrance. The plant has matt foliage. A tall and very spreading growth habit, and is disease resistant. Zones 5-10. Thomson, Australia, 1987. ‘Cymbaline’ x ‘Troilus’

Book  (1998)  
 
p68 New Rose Registrations. TOMring (‘Onkaparinga’). Shrub. G. L. Thomson. Year of Registration: 1996.

p156 Thomas for Roses advertisement. ‘Onkaparinga’. Shrub. Apricot pink.

Website/Catalog  (1998)  Page(s) 10.  
 
‘Onkaparinga’. Modern shrub. 1996. Australia. semi-climbing, double, fragrant, recurrent. 2.2m x 1.8m. pink apricot blend.

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 148.  
 
Shrub, apricot blend, 1997; 'Cymbeline' X 'Troilus'; Thomson, George L.; Flowers apricot pink, reverse lighter, ages pink, very full (41+ petals), medium (4-5 in.) blooms borne in small clusters; very strong myrrh fragrance; foliage medium, medium green, semi-glossy; spreading growth.