Jay-Jay -- It may be a sport or it may be part of the plant reverting to its parent Rock & Roll, which also sometimes blooms as more white with red rather than red with white. See the photos of Rock & Roll posted on helpmefind.com. This unusual coloration is happening only to blooms on one side of the Neil Diamond plant. Canes on the other side of this plant bloom red with white striping. I emailed my photos to Christian Bedard at Weeks Roses for his opinion. I'm waiting to hear back from Weeks Roses, where I received the rose from.