Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 284.  
 
Shrub, glistening red tinted salmon, 1942, 'Baby Château' x R. roxburghii; Tantau.

Book  (1978)  Page(s) 121.  
 
`Kathe  Duvigneau'  Medium     Crimson   Remontant    P1   H2
The name and the time killed this excellent healthy rose in Britain, but it deserves mention as one of the early seedlings from 'Baby Château'. The pollen parent is given as R. roxburghii, although more likely it was a seedling derived from the species. It was raised by Mathias Tantau in Germany, introduced in 1942, and by the time my firm grew it after the war, it had to contend with 'Frensham'. Eventually we gave up the losing battle of trying to sell it.

Book  (1972)  Page(s) pp. 135-136.  
 
The Men behind the New Roses
Nigel Raban
In 1919 the first of his seedlings appeared in the shape of two small-flowered Poly. Poms, named 'Stadtrat Meyn' and 'Beauty of Holstein'. From the very beginning the firm's energies were concentrated upon the production of polyantha roses and this policy has continued to the present day, coinciding as it does with the commercial demands of the German market, which is for massed display rather than for individual blooms. As a result the breeding programme had a threefold objective: freedom of flowering,  resistance to disease and an ability to withstand the winter rigours of the north German climate. The chosen parents to produce this strain included R. microphylla (R. roxburghii), R. multibracteata, both giving strong growth and hardiness to their progeny and 'Baby Chateau', the early floribunda raised by Wilhelm Kordes, which contributed to the freedom of flowering. The most successful of this group of seedlings were 'Kathe Duvigneau', which received a Trial Ground Certificate in 1952, 'Tantau's Triumph' (1948) and 'Tantau's Surprise' (1951). These varieties are still to be seen as park bedding roses on the continent though they have been largely superseded in this country.

Book  (1957)  Page(s) 90.  
 
polyanthas:
Käthe Duvigneau, 1942, dark blood-red, very floriferous, very vigorous, semi-double, 60cm., nectar supplier for bees

Website/Catalog  (1953)  Page(s) 6.  
 
Novelty Roses 1953. Kath Duvigneau Hyb. Poly. (Tantau, 1942.) Rich. bright red single blooms. in clusters produced on tall, healthy growth. Keeps its colour well. 10/6 each.

Magazine  (Nov 1952)  Page(s) 4. trimester, p. 112.  
 
Liste des Appellations "Marques Déposées" Enregistrées par la Société Française des Roses au 29 Novembre 1952....
Désignation commune TADI-57, Flori., 1952, K. Duvigneau, Enregist. National en France 158-4, Enregist. International à Berne - , Obtenteurs Tantau, Editeurs Gaujard