"Butterflies and Zebras, and Moonbeams and Fairy Tales"....so go the words to the classic Hendrix lament "Little Wing".
Perhaps whomsoever coined the name for this variety was not only aware of the old commercial hybrid tea rose called "Zebra", the first rose that was streak'd with vertical daubs of color in a popular combination of hot pink and white, and but also the song from "Axis: Bold as Love". Or maybe it is just a fanciful coincidence.
Zebra was quickly followed by "Henri Matisse", also an hot pink/white combination, and more recently the Intuition series from French rose breeders Delbard, the latest of which is the "Orange Intuition". However, "Butterfly" seems to be in a league above these other varieties, especially as the color combination is so appealing, but more significantly because this rose opens, revealing the wonderful variegation for all the world to see.
Intriguing new rose, with limited supply, we think Butterfly will be very popular for autumn collections.
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