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• Butterfly Rose
• Rosa chinensis f. mutabilis Rehder
• Rosa chinensis mutabilis
• Rosa mutabilis Correvon synonym
• Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis'
• Tipo Ideale

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Yellow blend.
Exhibition name: Mutabilis

Bred by Unknown (before 1894) .
Introduced in Switzerland (1934) by Correvon, Henri.

China / Bengale.  Earth Kind ™.  

Pale yellow, slowly change to shades of pink and eventually crimson..  In full bloom with its multi-colored flowers, it appears to be covered with butterflies..  Mild fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Single (4-8 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy, lax, upright.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  5 leaflets.  
Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm).  Width of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm).

USDA zone 7b through 10b.  Used for hedge.  Very vigorous.  shade tolerant.  

Diploid