Book  (Feb 2009)  Page(s) 134-135.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Alec’s Red’/Cored: Hybride de Thé. Obtenteur: Cocker 1973. …fleurs d’un cramoisi clair, grandes, très doubles et plutôt globuleuses, ne craignent ni la pluie ni le soleil… senteurs merveilleuses, riches et puissantes. Le buisson, solide et généreux par nature, est dressé… Bien fourni en feuilles sombres et brillantes qui ne craignent pas les maladies, vous pouvez le cultiver aussi bien pour les bouquets que pour le jardin d’agrément...

Translation:
''Alec's Red', Cored': Hybrid Tea. Breeder: Cocker 1973. Flowers ... a light crimson, large, very double and rather globose, fear neither rain nor sun ... smells wonderful, rich and powerful. The bush, strong and generous by nature, is provided by trained ... Although dark leaves and bright with no fear disease, you can cultivate both the bouquets for the flower garden ...

Book  (2002)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Rated 7.5

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 71.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Alec’s Red/COred = Hybride de Thé – rouge moyen, remontant. …elle doit à son parfum pénétrant son succès jamais démenti. Cocker, UK 1970.

Translation:
'Alec's Red / Cored = Hybrid Tea - medium red, back. It must ... its penetrating perfume his undeniable success. Cocker, UK 1970.

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 71.  
 
Alec's Red (COCred) Cocker 1970. Description... It was named after a well-known Scottish rose grower who started breeding late in life, this being his first big success; it is now grown worldwide...

Book  (Jul 1996)  Page(s) 34.  
 
Alec's Red Large-flowered bush (Hybrid Tea) Cocker (Scotland) 1970 ('Cored') Description.

Book  (1994)  Page(s) 130.  
 
Alec's Red Description... Bright crimson flowers, very large and very double. Highly perfumed...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 7.  
 
Hybrid Tea, medium red, 1973, (Cored); 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Dame de Coeur'; Cocker, 1970. Flowers medium red, double (45 petals), large (6 in.); fragrant; foliage matt, green; vigorous, upright growth.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 168-169.  Includes photo(s).
 
Alec's Red Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Dame de Coeur'. (COred) Scotland 1970. Description and cultivation... flowers are large and well formed, crimson to deep cherry-red and heavily scented... considered a good exhibition specimen...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 133.  Includes photo(s).
 
A Hybrid Tea with vigorous upright growth, best used as a climber. Cocker (Scotland) 1973. ('Fragrant Cloud' x 'Dame de Coeur')

Book  (May 1992)  Page(s) 374.  
 
Alec's Red (Cored) Cocker (UK) 1970. Description and cultivation... Crimson to cherry-red flowers...