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Q: How do you prune Rosa mutabilis? I haven’t, but they are getting kind of leggy. I love the way that they ramble among the other rose bushes and lilies, etc., but I am wondering if I would ...

The Confederate Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) and Mutabilis Rose (Rosa mutabilis) are easily grown in our climate. The word "mutabilis" in their Latin names describes their ability to change or mutate.

I planted this hardy hibiscus (aka Dixie rose mallow) in late spring of last year. So far it has made no buds or blooms but has grown to approximately 7 to 8 feet tall both summers.

It was just an excuse to get my own way; eating Fritos indoors was much more fun than stripping the leaves off my mutabilis rose.

A rose that mutates Mutabilis rose was introduced prior to 1894 from China and is considered one of the most famous of old garden roses. Its amazing single blooms pass through three distinct color ...

Mutabilis rose If you would like a dense plum tree for blooms and cover, you will also probably appreciate a large rose plant that has multiple-colored flowers for eight months of the year and ...

After frost and cold temperatures end the flowering season for the beautiful Confederate Rose (Hibiscus Mutabilis), the plant should be cut back to about four inches above the ground.

'Mutabilis,' prior to 1894 - The silky, single blooms on this wonderful old rose change from yellow to orange to pink to crimson, and so the 6- by 6-foot plant often is covered in multiple colors.

Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) doesn't bloom until late fall, usually from October into early November. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette) ...