Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 127.  
 
...E. A. Bunyard mentioned a portrait of it by Redouté in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, but this portrait is the Centifolia Rose 'Unique Blanche', which is also called 'Mutabilis'. It is sometimes called Rosa 'Turkestanica', which is a rose in the Pimpinellifolia section, and quite distinct.

Book  (Nov 1993)  Page(s) 27.  
 
China. Nearly always in flower, it is sometimes known as the 'Butterfly Rose' because of the almost fluttering effect og its single flowers, which range in colour from yellow through a coppery pink to crimson.

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 297.  Includes photo(s).
 
Mutabilis (Rosa chinensis mutabilis, 'Tipo Ideale') China. Description. It was introduced by Henri Correvon, the Swiss botanist, in 1932, having been presented to him by Prince Borromeo forty years before... it covers itself with sprays of single blooms like butterflies. They open Tea Rose yellow but pass to pink, carmine and crimson. Parentage unknown

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 403.  
 
China (OGR), yellow blend, (R. chinensis mutabilis (Correvon) Rehder; R. mutabilis Correvon; 'Tipo Ideale'); Prior to 1894. Flowers sulphur-yellow, chaning to orange, red and finally crimson, about 2 in. diam; Erronesouly identified with the 'Mutabilis' (a Centifolia) painted by Redouté.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 93.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 75-76.  Includes photo(s).
 
China ('Tipo Ideale') Often incorrectly known as R. turkestanica. Description. Flowers: copper yellow, turn to pink, then crimson.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 102.  Includes photo(s).
 
('Mutabilis', 'Tipo Ideale') A China with flowers that open yellow then turn pink and finally crimson. Known since 1896 but of unknown origin. An Old Rose, also found in China. Repeats. Good disease resistance. Height: 5-25 ft.

Book  (Jun 1992)  Page(s) 33.  
 
Mutabilis ('Tipo Idéale' ?) China. Introducer and date unknown. [Author cites information from different sources.]

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 51.  
 
(R. chinensis Mutabilis, 'Tipo Ideale') China shrub/climber; light yellow changing to pink and slate purple; blooms of medium size, single; growth spindly, shrubby, 4 x 3 ft (120 x 90 cm) or 10 x 6 ft (3 x 1.8 m) on wall protected from cold winds; shiny leaves, plum coloured stems; little scent. From China before 1894,

Book  (1991)  Page(s) 26.  Includes photo(s).
 
Mutabilis coppery, single blossoms... It opens chamois-yellow from flame buds and turns to pink and then to crimson, at all times with a coppery undertone... flowers non-stop until autumn...