Thomas Jefferson

Gunnel, J.S., 1843, Magazine of Horticulture, 9:261: Of erect and vigor­ous growth, the foliage about as broad and a little larger than Variegata; bud is oval, calyx is green and short; petals round or rose edged, as numerous and larger than Fordii, imbricated and double to the centre; the colour is a crimson, near to scarlet, with a few of the petals a bright pink. Originated in USA by J.S. Gunnel, Philadelphia.