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Butterfly Rose

Rosa 'Mutabilis'

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Overview

Rosa 'Mutabilis', commonly known as Butterfly Rose, is a classic shrub rose that offers a dynamic display with flowers that transition from yellow to pink to crimson. It typically grows to 6 feet tall and wide and is cherished for its continuous blooming and disease-resistant foliage. Ideal for borders or specimen planting, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, providing a charming habitat for pollinators in USDA zones 6-9.

Sun Full, HalfWater Very LowZones 7–10Type ShrubClimate Mediterranean
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Fresh blossoms start as a soft apricot-yellow; with its enchanting blossoms and graceful form, image 46
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — shrub for full or half; the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visualButterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Fresh blossoms start as a soft apricot-yellow; with its enchanting blossoms and graceful form, image 84Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Ideal for borders or specimen plantingButterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visual delight, image 92Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visual delightButterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Ideal for borders or specimen planting; serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from, image 78+89

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Very Low
USDA zones
7–10

Shape & size

Mature height
3–4 Ft.
Mature width
3–4 Ft.

Classification

Type
Shrub
Family
Rosaceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Fresh blossoms start as a soft apricot-yellow; with its enchanting blossoms and graceful form, image 46
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — shrub for full or half; the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visual
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Fresh blossoms start as a soft apricot-yellow; with its enchanting blossoms and graceful form, image 84
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Ideal for borders or specimen planting
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visual delight, image 92
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visual delight
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Ideal for borders or specimen planting; serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from, image 78
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — With its enchanting blossoms and graceful form; earning its whimsical moniker, image 72
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — offering a substantial presence in a border or as a stand-alone specimen, image 67
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — the Butterfly Rose is sure to captivate any garden visitor and provide a long season of visual delight; watering should be
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil; shrub with pink and red and yellow blooms, image 41
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from late spring until the first frost; pink, image 68
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — With its enchanting blossoms and graceful form; earning its whimsical moniker
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — generally reaching up to 6 feet in height with a spread of approximately 4 feet
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — ensuring it's not crowded by other plants; integrate Rosa 'Mutabilis' in a location that offers adequate space, image 70
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — commonly known as Butterfly Rose
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — charmingly referred to as the Butterfly Rose; ensuring it's not crowded by other plants, image 62
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Fresh blossoms start as a soft apricot-yellow; with its enchanting blossoms and graceful form, image 65
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — charmingly referred to as the Butterfly Rose; ensuring it's not crowded by other plants
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Watering should be deep and infrequent, promoting strong root development; shrub for full or half, image 90
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — charmingly referred to as the Butterfly Rose; ensuring it's not crowded by other plants, image 43
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from late spring until the first frost; pink, image 87
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — ensuring it's not crowded by other plants; integrate Rosa 'Mutabilis' in a location that offers adequate space for its
Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — shrub with pink and red and yellow blooms; generally reaching up to 6 feet in height with a spread of, image 94
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