Book  (1999)  Page(s) 24.  
 
‘Heart Throb’. Des Fankhauser. – 1966. Cluster Flowered Bush rose, double, fragrant, yellow flowers flush pink at edges. No longer available.

Website/Catalog  (1997)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Des Fankhauser of Hopetoun and Rosebud, Victoria, bred Heart Throb (Fl ’66 yellow).

Newsletter  (1996)  Page(s) 18. Vol 5, No. 1.  
 
Heart Throb. Flor. 1966. D. A. Fankhauser.

Book  (1982)  Page(s) 151.  
 
New Roses of the World. Heart Throb. F. yb; D. A. Fankhauser, 1966. Rose is extinct; name released for re-use.

Book  (1966)  Page(s) 182.  
 
Heart throb. F. (D. A. Fankhauser ’66). (‘Circus’ x ‘Circus’) x (‘Circus’ x ‘Circus’).
Medium, urn-shaped bud. Deep Naples yellow with outer aspects petals flushed pink, medium, full, very double blooms borne several together and in clusters. Very good lasting quality; petals hang on. Strong fragrance. Abundant, dark green, glossy foliage. Reddish brown, disease-resistant, bark and twigs. Vigorous, bushy growth. Free, continuous blooming.

Book  (1966)  Page(s) 76.  
 
Dr. A. S. Thomas. New Rose Registrations. Heart Throb. Fl. D. A. Fankhauser, 1966.