I've seen several photos of this rose that seem to show that it has a mauve quality about it not unlike Sterling Silver. It's kind of interesting that flower color is always described in a way to maximize a particular trait the breeder was going for. For instance, many mauve roses that are said to be very blue are actually very pink (ie Shocking Blue or Angelface [which I don't see much of any lavender color at all in the flower compared with say Blue Girl]), and this exaggeration is usually made when the rose is being sold for blueness. Some roses which are actually quite purple are sold as red (many old garden roses), because red was the intent of the hybridizer at some point in history. Then some roses which are said to be pink are actually very mauve (especially some rugosas and 1950s era roses before the advent and popularity of Sterling Silver).