Close up of Butterfly Rose bush, also called Mutabilis. Each flower has 5 petals and is either deep crimson, pink, or an apricot yellow blend.
Close up of a single orange and yellow rose called The Butterfly Rose (Mutabilis) that has 5 petals like a star shape.
Close up of a single soft apricot rose called Mutabilis that has 5 petals.
Close up of a single pink rose called Mutabilis with 5 petals arranged like a star shape.
Close up of a single deep pink rose called Mutabilis that has 5 petals like a star shape.
Close up of 3 Butterfly Rose, Mutabilis, flowers, pink in the center with yellow and light apricot on either side.
Butterfly Rose shrub along wooden fence in the foreground with a field and trees in the distance.
Butterfly Rose bush, also called Mutabilis, in garden with older home and windmill in the background.
Close up of Butterfly Rose bush, also called Mutabilis. Each flower has 5 petals and is either deep crimson, pink, or an apricot yellow blend.
Close up of a single orange and yellow rose called The Butterfly Rose (Mutabilis) that has 5 petals like a star shape.
Close up of a single soft apricot rose called Mutabilis that has 5 petals.
Close up of a single pink rose called Mutabilis with 5 petals arranged like a star shape.
Close up of a single deep pink rose called Mutabilis that has 5 petals like a star shape.
Close up of 3 Butterfly Rose, Mutabilis, flowers, pink in the center with yellow and light apricot on either side.
Butterfly Rose shrub along wooden fence in the foreground with a field and trees in the distance.
Butterfly Rose bush, also called Mutabilis, in garden with older home and windmill in the background.

Mutabilis

SKU: 211

Prior to 1894

4 to 6 feet

This most interesting rose was once sold as ‘Tipo Ideale’, and it is ideally suited to illustrate the typical China trait of darkening with age, instead of fading. Nowhere is that trait more visible than in the flowers of ‘Mutabilis’, whose single petals open sulfur yellow, changing through orange to a rich pink and finally crimson. Bright, silky flowers of all these colors will often be on display at the same time, looking as if a group of multi-colored butterflies has settled on the bush. This aspect earned ‘Mutabilis’ its common name–"The Butterfly Rose".

A healthy, well-branched shrub, ‘Mutabilis’ will easily grow to 6 feet, making a fine specimen plant whose showy flowers are accented by the bronze color of the new growth. This is a very popular rose due to its distinct coloration, changing color as they age and is its unique single-petaled blooms.
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Name: Mutabilis

Vendor: Antique Rose Emporium

Class: China

Color: yellow, red, orange, multi-color

Growth Habit: Shrub

Fragrant: no

Hips: no

Blooms: Repeat

Climate Zones: zone 6, zone 7, zone 8, zone 9, zone 10, zone 11

Minimum Height: 4ft

Maximum Height: 6ft

Year of Introduction: 1894

We ship from September to May.

At checkout, you may choose your desired delivery timeframe. This is a very important step!

We do ask that you make sure the weather in your zone is suitable for receiving and plating your roses.

Antique Rose Emporium is in Texas and the December weather can be anywhere from below freezing to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. But our weather is extremely mild compared to the northern United States.

We want you to have the best success possible with your roses and ask that you let us care for them over the winter and receive them at the time that you plan to plant.

Please ensure that you are not experiencing freezing temperatures and the ground is not frozen when you plan to receive your rose.
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