Website/Catalog  (15 May 2022)  Includes photo(s).
 
Copper Lights (Simhigh) - Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
Such a glorious rose! Copper Lights has stunning, deep purple, highly glossed foliage which really compliments the sumptuous, smouldering, copper toned mid-sized Hybrid Tea blooms produced singularly and in small trusses on lightly thorned stems. Upright and extremely healthy growth, starts flowering early repeating into late autumn. An absolutely fantastic rose, without doubt one of the best varieties we grow, Bred in New Zealand by John Ford.

Magazine  (2020)  Page(s) 49.  Includes photo(s).
 
Doug Grant, 10 Years Top Performers 2010-2019.
Copperlights Simligh. Simpson, NZ. Type Hybrid Tea. Height medium to tall. Garden 7.7. Exhibition 6. Health very good. Fragrance some.

Website/Catalog  (7 Aug 2016)  Includes photo(s).
 
Copper Lights Hybrid Tea Rose. Such a glorious rose! Copper Lights has stunning, deep purple, highly glossed foliage which really compliments the sumptuous, smouldering, copper toned mid-sized Hybrid Tea blooms produced singularly and in small trusses on lightly thorned stems. Upright and extremely healthy growth, starts flowering early repeating into late autumn. An absolutely fantastic rose, without doubt one of the best varieties we grow, Bred in New Zealand by John Ford. Fragrance: Medium. Bush Rose Height: 100-120cm Breeder's code: Simhigh. New Or Exclusive, Hybrid Tea And Large Flowering Roses, New Zealand Roses. Colour: Brown, Orange. Mid Border, Tub/pot/barrel

Magazine  (2016)  Includes photo(s).
 
p14.  Doug Grant,  Review of Newer Roses For The 2015-2016 Season. Hybrid Teas.
Copperlights.....
 

p57.  Doug Grant, Final Analysis For 2015-2016.
Copperlights​ Breeders Code: Simligh​  Breeder:Simpson 2008. Type: Hybrid Tea​  Plants: 23. Parentage: Copper N Bronze x Speks Centennial. Reports: 14   Height: Medium to Tall​  Garden: 7.7​  Exhibition: 6.0​  Health: 7.5(very good)  Fragrance: 4.0 (some).  A very good garden rose that attracts attention with its unusual colour of burnt orange with a touch of pink. The colour is best in warm, sunny conditions. Plants have a good repeat flowering with medium size blooms in small clusters. Health is very good except for some blackspot disease.

Magazine  (2015)  Page(s) 13.  
 

Doug Grant,  Review of Newer Roses For The 2014-2015 Season. 
​​​​​​Copperlights Garden: 7.2. Exhibition: 5.7. Health: 7.2. Fragrance: 4.0. Height: Medium to Tall. Awards: NZRS Certificate of Merit 2004. Availability: Ford. 
Te Awamutu: New this year, very healthy. Manawatu: Tall growing, love the dark new foliage, unusual colour attracts attention. Manawatu: Extremely good garden rose, good repeat flowering, medium size blooms in small clusters, some blackspot, bright colour, burnt orange with touch of pink, best colour in warm, sunny conditions, almost thorn free, upright habit, dark bronzy green foliage, good picking rose.

Magazine  (2014)  Page(s) 13.  Includes photo(s).
 
Doug Grant. Review of Newer Roses for the 2013-2014 Season. Hybrid Teas.
Copperlights.....

Magazine  (2013)  Page(s) 13.  Includes photo(s).
 
Doug Grant. Review of Newer Roses for the 2012-2013 Season.
Copperlights....

Magazine  (2012)  Includes photo(s).
 
p14 Doug Grant. Review of Newer Roses for the 2011-2012 Season.
'Copperlights' (Simligh) Breeder: Simpson 2008 Parentage: 'Copper N Bronze' x 'Speks Centennial' Copper toned. Garden: 8.5. Exhibition: 5.8. Height: Medium-Tall. Health: 7.8. Fragrance: 4.0. Awards: NZRS Certificate of Merit 2004. Availability: FOR. Manawatu: Tallish upright habit, glossy green foliage, medium sized blooms, good picking, excellent repeat, something different. South Canterbury: A real sight in the garden, covered in blooms every year.

p39. Photo. 'Copper Lights'. Copper toned medium sized HT type blooms. Dark foliage compliments the blooms. Strong upright grower, very healthy.

Book  (2005)  Includes photo(s).
 
p85 Peter Elliott. In the Trial Grounds. Certificates of merit were awarded to: Nola Simpson for 'Copperlights' (SIMligh) a copper pink HT- another unusual coloured rose from the Simpson stables. Nola has now won many Certificates of Merit - how does she do it? (Through experience, knowledge and dedication, I suspect)

p86 New Zealand International Rose Trial Ground Awards. Trial 34, 2002-2004. Certificate of Merit.
4397 'Copperlights' (SIMligh). Nola Simpson, New Zealand.

p88. No. 4397, 70 Points. HT. 'Copperlights' (SIMligh). Simpson. Agent: Ford. Colour: copper/pink.

p112 Photo 'Copperlights' (SIMligh). Photo June Hocking.