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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

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') — offering a substantial presence in a border or as a stand-alone specimen, image 86

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — shrub for full or half

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — providing a charming habitat for pollinators in USDA zones 6-9

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil; shrub with pink and red and yellow blooms

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — pink and red and yellow flowers in the garden; ideal for borders or specimen planting

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — is an exquisite addition to any landscape that aims to bring a vibrant and dynamic display of color; commonly known as

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil; shrub with pink and red and yellow blooms, image 79

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — providing a charming habitat for pollinators in USDA zones 6-9; is an exquisite addition to any landscape that, image 61

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — offering a substantial presence in a border or as a stand-alone specimen, image 29

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — With its enchanting blossoms and graceful form

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, image 57

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — integrate Rosa 'Mutabilis' in a location that offers adequate space for its mature size; charmingly referred to, image 50

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from late spring until the first frost

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — Ideal for borders or specimen planting; serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from, image 59

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — pink and red and yellow flowers in the garden; ideal for borders or specimen planting, image 74

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — generally reaching up to 6 feet in height with a spread of approximately 4 feet; it thrives in full sun and, image 85

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — serves as a modest backdrop for the vibrant flowers which continue from late spring until the first frost; pink, image 49

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — generally reaching up to 6 feet in height with a spread of approximately 4 feet; it thrives in full sun and, image 47

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — ensuring it's not crowded by other plants; integrate Rosa 'Mutabilis' in a location that offers adequate space, image 89

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — earning its whimsical moniker; fresh blossoms start as a soft apricot-yellow, image 83

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — integrate Rosa 'Mutabilis' in a location that offers adequate space for its mature size

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — ensuring it's not crowded by other plants; integrate Rosa 'Mutabilis' in a location that offers adequate space, image 51

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — pink and red and yellow flowers in the garden; ideal for borders or specimen planting, image 55

Butterfly Rose (Rosa 'Mutabilis') — it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil

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