The cultivar was named after horticulturalist and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll's home, Munstead Wood, in Surrey, England.

Its flowers are average in size, 3.75 in (95 mm), with a cupped, old rose bloom form.

[1][2] David C. H. Austin (1926–2018) was an award-winning rose breeder, nursery owner and writer from Shropshire, England.

When he was young, he was attracted to the beauty of old garden roses, especially the Gallicas, the Centifolias and the Damasks, which were popular in nineteenth century France.

It was named after the horticulturalist and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll's home, Munstead Wood, in Surrey, England.