LA GARÇONNE – cream-pink hybrid tea rose – Evers
Nostalgic yet distinctly premium, LA GARÇONNE (TANeiglat) offers a bicolour hybrid tea flower profile that supports exclusive container and cut-flower-focused ranges for nurseries building high-value Nostalgic Roses® assortments on an own-root base. Its vigour and upright, bushy habit suit bush-trained production with 3–5 framework canes, targeting 5–7 L premium containers that can be integrated into nursery networks and retail-oriented reseller programmes. The medium maintenance requirement and moderate disease profile are manageable within UK professional protocols, adding predictability for planned batches over multiple seasons in conditions ranging from colder Scottish and northern sites to milder regions with reliable winter-hardy performance. Very full, ball-shaped blooms with a stable cream-and-cherry-red bicolour effect create consistent visual impact at point of sale and in exhibition-type displays, while the clearly noticeable fragrance adds sensory value for flower-bed and container concepts. As own-root propagation material, pharmaROSA® NEONATAL tray-rooted cuttings provide a regenerating, stable long-term base with low replacement needs and homogeneous stands for wholesale and integrator supply chains. Within the development arc where Year 1 consolidates roots, Year 2 builds structural shoots, and Year 3 expresses full ornamental potential, LA GARÇONNE can underpin exclusive finished-product offers and curated collections that emphasise flower quality, form, and colour reliability for professional growers.
Usage options
Finished-product ideas
- Premium 5–7 L Nostalgic Roses® feature – Bush-trained, own-root plants in 5–7 L pots highlighting the bicolour, very full hybrid tea blooms and exhibition-level flower form – target: premium garden-centre retail / reseller tables.
- Exhibition hybrid tea showcase line – Container-grown stock selected for straight, strong stems and solitary flowers suitable for exhibition and cut-flower customers – target: specialist rose nurseries and show-focused partners.
- Bicolour statement bed rose – Professionally trained bushes for flower-bed and edging use, emphasising colour stability and upright habit from a reliable own-root base – target: public-realm suppliers and high-end landscape contractors.
- Collector’s award-winner series – Curated range built around cultivars with international medals, with LA GARÇONNE positioned on its proven show record and premium flower quality – target: mail-order and specialist-collection retailers.
- Large-display container specimen – Stepped-up production from 5–7 L to 40–50 L containers for long-term display in thematic rose gardens, using own-root resilience to support multi-year performance – target: show gardens and institutional collections.
Technical cultivar profile
| Parameter |
Data |
| Name and registration |
Hybrid tea rose, registered as TANeiglat, marketed as La Garçonne Nostalgic Roses® TANeiglat, with La Garçonne® recognised as the American Rose Society exhibition name for cut-flower and show use. |
| Origin and breeding |
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers for Rosen Tantau in Germany, bred and registered in 1995, introduced 1996, with unknown parentage from the Rosen Tantau hybrid tea breeding programme focused on flower quality and exhibition traits. |
| Awards and recognition |
Internationally recognised with Rumbeke 1st Prize (1998), The Hague Top Rose (2000), Glasgow Gold Medal (2002), Warsaw Diplomas (2006, 2009) and Lottum Audience Prize (2011), supporting positioning in premium, award-led assortments. |
| Growth and structural characteristics |
Forms a bushy, upright clump 80–110 cm high and 55–85 cm wide, with dense, glossy dark green foliage (RHS 139A) and moderate prickliness, suitable for bush training on 3–5 strong framework canes in container or bed production. |
| Flower morphology |
Very full, 40+ petalled, medium-sized (approx. 1.5–2.75 in) hybrid tea blooms borne mainly solitary, with ball to pompon form and remontant flowering, including a reliably abundant second flush under professional management. |
| Colour data and phenology |
Cream-white-centred, vivid cherry-red-edged bicolour (ARS RB; RHS 46A, 158C), with good colour retention; red margins and cream centre soften gradually to pale yellowish-white as blooms age, maintaining presentable ornamental quality for days. |
| Fragrance and aroma |
Medium-strength, clearly noticeable scent; detailed fragrance character not provided, but intensity is sufficient to contribute an additional sensory dimension in premium retail containers and cut-flower or exhibition applications. |
| Hip characteristics |
Rosehip set is generally low due to the very double blooms, with only occasional egg-shaped, red hips (RHS 43A) of about 10–15 mm diameter, limiting self-seeding and keeping plants focused on ornamental flowering performance. |
| Resistance and winter hardiness |
Moderate resistance to powdery mildew, black spot and rust, suited to professional control programmes; heat and drought tolerance is good with regular irrigation, and hardiness around -21–-18 °C (RHS H7, Swedish zone 3, USDA 6b) supports wide UK deployment. |
| Horticultural recommendations |
Recommended for flower beds, edging, cut-flower use and containers, with medium maintenance including periodic pest and disease control and manual deadheading; best routed via bush-trained, premium container production using own-root NEONATAL material. |
LA GARÇONNE combines award-backed flower quality, a stable bicolour hybrid tea form and own-root longevity to support predictable, homogeneous premium stocks; we would be pleased to discuss volumes, scheduling and integration into your existing ranges.
