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Rosa
x odorata mutabilis ~ Butterfly Rose |
| Rosa mutabilis is about the most free
flowering shrub that I know. It will bloom straight through winter
in coastal California. The flowers fade from pale pink with
the yellow blush of the anthers to a dark pink. Bushes get up to 10 feet tall if they are not
trimmed back. Rosa mutabilis will hang in there with minimal water
but it really prefers a regular drink. I don't trim mine except to
keep it from swallowing its neighboring plants or burying pathways.
Rosa mutabilis will even bloom
in a light shade but the plants get a little spindly. Rosa mutabilis
has been in the trade since 1934 originally under the name Tipo Ideale, it
is great to see old roses regain popularity.
High resolution images
of Rosa mutabilis are available.
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