Book  (15 Nov 2009)  
 
‘Ida Elizabeth’. Weliz. HT, mr, 1987, Welsh, Eric; flowers large, 30 petals, high-centered, borne singly, moderate fragrance; foliage matte; medium, bushy growth
[Red Lion × Mainauperle]
Introductions: Treloar Roses Pty. Ltd., 1987

Website/Catalog  (2000)  Page(s) 6.  
 
‘Ida Elizabeth’ Hybrid tea. 1987 Australia. Double, fragrant, large flowers, cut flowers, recurrent. 1.6m x 1.5m. mr.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 43.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Ida Elizabeth' - 1987. ‘Red Lion’ x ‘Mainauperle’. Large Flowered Bush rose. Large, double, fragrant, mid red flowers, exhibition form, fully recurrent. Matt green foliage, reddish new growth. Bushy. Flower: 30 petals, 100 mm, singly. Bush: 1.25 m x 1.25 m.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 310.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Ida Elizabeth’ WELiz. Modern, large flowered hybrid tea. Medium red. Repeat flowering. Eric Welsh from Gosford, New South Wales, has been a prominent amateur rose breeder for many years. He has concentrated his breeding efforts on Large-flowered Roses, producing with ‘Ida Elizabeth’ large mid-red flowers of exhibition quality and form that are one of the best of the recent Australian-bred releases. The blooms also do well as cut flowers. The plant is strong and vigorous and has healthy, dark green foliage that is resistant to mildew. Zones 5-9. Welsh, Australia, 1987. ‘Red Lion’ x ‘Mainauperle’.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 46.  
 
‘Ida Elizabeth (WELiz) Welsh, Australia, 1987. HT. Red. [available from] Golden Vale, Gretchen, Lansdale.

Website/Catalog  (1998)  Page(s) 4.  
 
‘Ida Elizabeth’ Hybrid tea. 1987 Australia. Double, fragrant, recurrent. 1.5m x 1.5m. mr.

Book  (1996)  
 
p51 Doug Bowerman, Tasmania. Australian Raised Roses Symposium. ‘Ida Elizabeth’. HT. The bush is not very tall but is inclined to sprawl out. It has a magnificent red bloom which seems too be too heavy for the stem.

p53 Allan Read, NSW. Large-flowered varieties such as ‘Ida Elizabeth’ and …. are still excellent show blooms.

p55 Len Johnstone, Queensland. ‘Ida Elizabeth’ (Welsh). A medium red of excellent exhibition form.....

p59 Mr. Morrice Duce, Queensland. ‘Ida Elizabeth’. Was released in 1982, from a crossing between ‘Red Lion’ x ‘Mainauperle’. A red rose of about 30 petals, of good exhibition form, and slight fragrance and bushy growth.

p129 Allan Read, NSW. Roses for Exhibition. Tried and proven old faithfuls such as …. and ‘Ida Elizabeth’ will all demonstrate their worth on show days.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 66.  
 
‘Ida Elizabeth’ (WELiz). Welsh, Australia, 1987. HT. Red. [available from] Golden Vale.

Newsletter  (1996)  Page(s) Vol 5, No. 3.  
 
‘Ida Elizabeth’. HT. 1985. E. Welsh.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Ross Heathcote. New Roses in Victoria. ‘Ida Elizabeth’. Cancer Foundation Rose. Fragrant non-fading red blooms on long stems. Plant is of vigorous spreading growth. Highly disease resistant. Tends to have weak stems. Would need to be wired for exhibition purposes. Excellent garden rose.