Website/Catalog  (20 Jul 2015)  Includes photo(s).
 
https://mistydowns.com.au/?s=rita%27s+rose

Rita's Rose Bred from the David Austin rose ‘Wife of Bath’ this compact grown small shrub reaches 90cm in height. The blush pink very double blooms are borne in clusters and are very free flowering. Moderate sweet fragrance. Ideal for bedding or lovely pot specimen. 0.9 x 0.75m.

Magazine  (2015)  Page(s) 59. Vol 37, No. 2.  
 
Audrey Likar, Northern Tasmania: Dean and Heather were working at collecting roses that had relevance to their family names: …. and ”Rita’s Rose” (supposed to be a David Austin Rose bred from ‘Wife of Bath’).

Magazine  (2015)  Page(s) 51. Vol 37, No. 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
p49. Photos.

Rita Granata: Letter to the Editor.
I was pleasantly surprised but somewhat bemused when I turned to page 59 of the Winter edition of the HRiA Journal to read Audrey Likas', Northern Tasmania report of a rose called Rita's Rose. I know this rose very well, and whilst I wish it had been the esteemed David Austin Senior who bred and named this rose for me, I feel that it is only fitting to correct the information already published here and elsewhere regarding the source and lineage of the rose. 'Rita's Rose' was bred right here in Australia by our own David Clark from Martinsville, NSW (himself a member and sometimes contributor to the Journal). David is a wonderful friend who has for a very long time shared my passion for growing roses that 'jump start the heart'. It goes without saying that I was over the moon when David presented me with this rose some 7 years ago especially as it was bred from the very first David Austin Rose I had ever grown ('Wife of Bath') and coincidently, the first Tea Rose I have planted in my new garden on the South Coast ('Comtesse de Labarthe'). I wish Wishing David every success with his ongoing breeding programme. I'm sure we will see more lovely roses from him.

David Clark: I bred Rita's Rose from (‘Comtesse de Labarthe’ x’ Wife of Bath’).
The rose was named after a rose friend of mine, who introduced me to old roses and David Austin’s roses many years ago. Rita now lives on the South Coast of NSW and intends growing this rose again as soon as her front garden plans are realised. I also have a couple in my garden - the original bush and one grafted onto multiflora. It does not do very well here - sometimes balling in the humid summers we have near Newcastle, NSW, but should be fine elsewhere. After about 8 years, the roses in my garden have not grown higher than 70 cm, so it is ideal for pots or the front of the border. It is very floriferous.