Book  (6 Jan 2010)  
 
‘Golden Surprise’ F, my, 1979, Hamilton. [sport of Woburn Abbey]

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 26.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Golden Surprise’ – 1978 Sport of ‘Woburn Abbey’ (Sidey and Cobley 1962 ‘Masquerade’ x ‘Fashion’). Cluster Flowered sport. Ovoid bud. Double, mid yellow flowers in clusters, fully recurrent. Mid green, leathery foliage. Bushy growth. Flower 25 petals, 90mm 3 to 10. Bush 0.9m x 0.7m.

Book  (1999)  Page(s) 280.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Golden Surprise’. Modern, cluster-flowered floribunda, deep yellow, repeat flowering. There are been two good sports of ‘Woburn Abbey’, both of which were raised in Australia. ‘Woburn Gold’ by Robinson of New South Wales in 1970 and ‘Golden Surprise’ by Hamilton in Victoria in the same year. ‘Woburn Gold’ is very similar to ‘Woburn Abbey’, whereas ‘Golden Surprise’ seems to be a considerably shorter grower. The flowers are golden yellow and are produced in both small and large clusters. The blooms fade to rather a dirty color and persist on the bush. There can be some mildew problems, and ‘Woburn Gold’ is definitely the better of the two. Zones 5-9. Hamilton, Australia, 1970. Sport of ‘Woburn Abbey’.

Website/Catalog  (1998)  Page(s) 9.  
 
‘Golden Surprise’ Floribunda. 1978 Australia. Double, recurrent. 1.0m x 0.8m. medium yellow.

Book  (1996)  Page(s) 59.  
 
‘Golden Surprise’ (sport of ‘Woburn Abbey’) Hamilton. Australia, 1978. Floribunda. Yellow. [available from] Golden Vale.

Book  (1995)  Page(s) 43.  
 
Vale Bob Hamilton. ….’Golden Surprise’, a bright yellow sport of ‘Woburn Abbey’.

Book  (1987)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Cluster Flowered Roses: ‘Golden Surprise’ (Hamilton). 1.5m 1 to 3 blooms.

Book  (1984)  Page(s) 29.  
 
Editor. (E. B. Pietsch). Review of Varieties Introduced into Australia in 1981. Floribundas. ‘Golden Suprise (Hamilton) 3 reports. Garden display rating 8.8, exhibition rating 8.8. The only reports on this yellow floribunda came in from Victoria. A sport of ‘Woburn Abbey’. Medium to tall plant habit. Good repeat flowering which is essential for this type of rose. A hardy plant.

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 3.  
 
‘Golden Surprise’ Flor. (Hamilton) Australian raised. A new exciting yellow Rose, healthy growth, vigorous. Good garden rose.

Book  (1979)  Page(s) 148.  
 
New Roses of the World. ‘Golden Surprise’. Flori. R. T. Hamilton (mutation of ‘Woburn Abbey’). Growth similar to parent; medium yellow. Australia.