Mrc90, this looks exactly like my American Heritage rose as it opens and ages. The buds start creamy white/ pale yellow with a salmon pink flush which gradually spreads as the flower opens. The centre is muddled. The bush grows tall with leathery dark leaves and flower repeat is good. There is little scent whereas DD is known for its fragrance. Hope this helps.

Double Delight (DD) is a phototropic rose which means its colors intensify rather than fade in full sunlight. Since your rose is getting less than 6 hours of full sunlight per day & you are still not experiencing summer hot temps yet, this could very well be DD. My DD gives it most intense reds during its summer bloom cycle. Since you have it in a pot, would it be possible to move it to a sunnier location to see if that improves the color. COMMENT ON PHOTOTROPHISM FROM HMF.COM====> "Breeder John Sheldon provides the following information: Some roses fade in the sun, some roses darken in the sun, some roses actually change color in the sun. Roses such as 'Elina', 'Double Delight', 'Headliner', 'Color Magic' and 'Paradise' all show these traits. In my breeding program, I have worked on making them more dramatic and bringing in new genes. And... it was an area of hybridizing that others were ignoring. At on point these traits were seen as faults. 'Double Delight' was almost discarded because it was thought to be just another WHITE rose. Only later were it's phototropic characteristics seen when it turned red in the sun."

Looks like DD to me. I had one bloom that was at the bottom of the bush in the shade of leaves and was pure white.

Yep, pretty sure you got the right rose. The scent should still be awesome. Ah, the many shades of DD...

Indeed this looks like DD

What wlrosarian said.

The more sun you expose the flowers to the redder it gets. If you grow it under glass it will be completely white.

My DD:

Thank you all for your answers. Never heard about phototropic roses! Unfortunately I cant move the pot in a sunnier place (it's on a balcony, I live in a flat), I will enjoy my DD this way, perhaps summer sun and temps make it redder. Anyway, the nice and strong fragrance compensates me for subtle colours.

The picture above was taken in early Autumn when it was hot and sunny. Here is another DD in my garden. This photo was taken in late Autumn after days of rain and shade and cold weather:

Looks more like your DD doesn't it?

Those are all lovely shots of a lovely rose!! Wow!

Carol

Beautiful!