Givenchy™ Potted Rose Bush

About Givenchy™ Potted Rose Bush

Rosa ‘Givenchy’ — Givenchy™
🌹 A Hybrid Tea Rose by Jack E. Christensen (1986)

Givenchy™ is a sophisticated Hybrid Tea rose known for its luxurious pink-blend coloring, elegant form, and steady rebloom. Its large, high-centered flowers open in a couture palette of dark cherry pink with mauve shading and a creamy reverse—making every bloom as refined and dimensional as a designer gown. With strong fragrance, long stems, and season-long flowering, this rose brings a sense of fashion-house glamour to any garden.

💐 Plant & Flower Traits

• 🌹 Rose Type: Hybrid Tea

• 🧬 Breeder: Jack E. Christensen

• 📆 Year Introduced: 1986

• 🎨 Color: Pink blend • dark cherry pink with mauve tones & cream reverse

• 🌸 Petal Count: 26–40 petals (full)

• 💠 Bloom Form: High-centered, formal hybrid tea

• 📏 Bloom Size: Large — 4–5″

• 🔁 Flowering: Good rebloom from spring through fall

• 🧴 Fragrance: Moderate, classic hybrid tea scent

• 🏺 Vase Life: Excellent — long stems, showy blooms

🏡 Growth & Garden Habits

• 🌿 Growth Type: Medium-tall, upright shrub

• 🌞 Sun Requirements: Full sun

• ❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 7 and warmer

• 📐 Spacing: ~3′ apart

• ↕️ Height: 4–5′

• ↔️ Width: 2–3′

• 🍃 Foliage: Deciduous, healthy, with thorns

• 🌼 Flower Time: Spring • Summer • Fall

🛡️ Health & Suitability

• 💪 Disease Resistance: Healthy with standard rose care

• 🌡️ Climate Notes: Performs best in warm regions; color holds beautifully in heat

• 🌱 Soil pH Preferences:

  • Moderately acid (5.6–6.0)

  • Slightly acid (6.1–6.5)

  • Neutral (6.6–7.3)

  • Slightly alkaline (7.4–7.8)

• 🐝 Wildlife Attractant: Bees love its rich color and open bloom form

🌸 Uses & Propagation

• ✂️ Ideal For: Cut flowers, garden focal plantings, hybrid tea collections

• 🌼 Garden Style Fit: Formal gardens • Cottage gardens • Cutting gardens

• 🔧 Propagation: Stem cuttings or tip cuttings