SoFl, it might well be a sport, but the only way to tell is to let that branch bloom again. Mark that stem with string so you can easily find it. When this bloom fades, dead head it, but don't cut the stem back. The next bud that stem sets will be the test. If it's a sport, it will bloom again in that pretty pink. If not, you'll know it was due to weather or other conditions. If it IS a sport, you'll want to propagate it. It's lovely.

John

Ditto above, plus a little more -- sometimes with red Chinas, pale blooms can happen when buds form during a cold snap. So as John said, tag the stem and see if it keeps happening as it warms up.

One other thing -- are you sure it's not a seedling growing at the base of your 'Louis Philippe'?

:-)

~Christopher

You have such a green thumb you will probability get it to root. How exciting!!!! I had a sport one time, of course since I have not been able to do cuttings..... but no one would have wanted it anyway. It was a very "ugly" sport. The leaves and the flower were weird. I cut it off and it came back, eventually cut out the entire cane..... but yours is lovely. So very happy for you.

Its really pretty. I hope it is a sport!

I have LP growing in two spots in my yard (once had three huge bushes growing the front yard) and I have seen one or two pink blooms in the past, but didn't think anything of it, lol. If it sets I call dibs on future cuttings, lol.

-Adrian.

It looks like a pretty thin branch. I would try to layer it - or, I would cut back the rose to try to encourage more growth in the area that appears to be sporting. I've been lucky enough to find a lot of sports in my garden in the last 20 years. I've grafted quite a few to Fortuniana. Good luck!
Regards,
Andrew Grover
St. Pete

That's incredibly pretty! I hope it is a sport.