Website/Catalog  (2008)  Page(s) 13.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (2007)  Page(s) 250.  
 
'KORmalda', HT, pb, 1981, (Keepsake), W. Kordes Sohne .. description

Book  (Aug 2002)  Page(s) 52.  
 
Keepsake
Rated 8.1

Book  (Dec 1998)  Page(s) 336.  Includes photo(s).
 
Keepsake (KORmalda, 'Esmeralda', 'Kordes' Rose Esmeralda') Hybrid Tea. Kordes (Germany) 1981. Parentage: Seedling x 'Red Planet'... deep pink, admitting hints of light carmine and blush...

Book  (Jul 1996)  Page(s) 25.  Includes photo(s).
 
Keepsake Large-flowered bush (Hybrid Tea) Kordes (Germany) 1980 ('Esmeralda', 'Kormalda') Description.

Book  (1994)  Page(s) 134.  
 
Keepsake Description... a rich blending of pinks in a large well-shaped flower... quite disease-resistant...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 164-165.  Includes photo(s).
 
Esmeralda (KORmalda, 'Keepsake') Large-flowered. Description. Reimer Kordes (Germany) 1981... a great reputation for disease resistance... a clear deep pink with lighter tints and gold at the flower's heart. Parentage: Seedling x 'Red Planet'

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 286.  
 
Keepsake Hybrid Tea, deep pink blended with lighter pink shades, 1981, (KORmalda; 'Esmeralda'; 'Kordes' Rose Esmeralda'); Kordes Sohne. Description.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 192.  Includes photo(s).
 
Keepsake Large-flowered hybrid tea. Parentage: Seedling x 'Red Planet'. (aka 'Esmeralda'; KORmalda) Germany 1981. Description and cultivation... flowers: deep pinks ranging from carmine to blush... often seen at exhibitions...

Book  (1990)  Page(s) 63.  
 
Ted Phillips, Rosanna, Victoria.  Some of the Darker Reds and Others.  
Esmeralda  Grew twenty five plants of this for two years and did not cut one flower. They were all shockers. Transferred the plants to Werribee Park where they have thrived. An excellent specimen bloom but not a great rose for decorative purposes. Flowers are generally too heavy.