In petals of my "Jack Sampson's no 2" I can just see the striping Patricia mentions in hers, but I don't think it would show up as readily in bloom photos as in hers. I can barely see it in the petals of "Proeve's Pink", which we've assumed to be the same rose. That one grows tall and arching for me. My "Jack Sampson's no 2" is low-growing, but it's in a part of the garden where the roses largely fend for themselves (on the dam fence, Patricia). Perhaps the striping becomes more prominent in tough conditions.
I've been seeing the fine striping since the first bloom in 2011 when it was still in its pot and I thought it might be 'Blairii No. 2'. But I do have to look closely these days to see the striping. I have noted that the petals reverse down over the pedicels fairly quickly. And looking just now at our photos, that is a shame, for this rose seems to have very pretty pedicels of rainbow colours. Take a look at your photo 399047, and my bud photo 309054
I'll do another comparison. "Jack Sampson's no 2"and "Proeve's Pink" will still be flowering when Jill visits, so I'll ask what she thinks. I've transferred a photo of "Jack Sampson's no 2" to that file.
