On Sunday, June 23, 2013 4:19:44 PM UTC+1, Charlie Pridham wrote:

We get this from time to time on the very double roses, I have always

associated it with cold while buds are forming but have no idea if that is

correct

That seems plausible given that with us if we see it it's usually the very first flowers. We seldom see it when the season gets well under way which is late this year.

Rod