Key facts
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Mutabilis is a China rose recorded from 1860. Its flowers mix yellow and pink, and they have no scent. The shrub reaches around 1.5 m (5 ft) in height and spread, so give it room in a border or plant it as a specimen. Suited to gardeners who value colour over fragrance.
Mutabilis traits
- China rose with yellow-and-pink flowers
- Flowers carry no scent
- About 1.5 m tall and wide
- Recorded from 1860
Good for
- Mixed borders
- Specimen planting
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutabilis this page | — | Shrub | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| Andrewsii | — | Shrub | — |
| Aphrodite | — | Shrub | — |
| Boscobel | — | Shrub | — |
| Canary Bird | — | Shrub | — |
| Cantabrigiensis | — | Shrub | — |
Mutabilis FAQ
What kind of rose is Mutabilis?
Mutabilis is a China rose recorded from 1860. Its flowers mix yellow and pink, and they have no scent.
How does Mutabilis compare with other rose varieties?
Mutabilis: shrub. Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, Andrewsii, Aphrodite. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Mutabilis good for?
Mutabilis is grown for mixed borders, specimen planting.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
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Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.