Irish Loch
Classification:
2 Y-O[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1984
Registered:
Yes, 1999
Seed Parent: 
Loch Naver 2 Y-ORR 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1963
1-58-53 [Dunkeld x (Green Island x Ambergate)] x Tanera
Loch Naver
Pollen Parent: 
Irish Light 2 Y-O 
Helen K. (Nell) Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1972
Patagonia x Border Chief
Irish Light
Seedling Number:
78-3-1
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. rounded, 90 mm wide, facing up; perianth segments ovate, rounded at apex, spreading, plane, with margins slightly incurved, smooth and of heavy substance, with midrib showing, overlapping; corona bowl-shaped, ribbed, strong orange, mouth ribbed, flared, lobed, rim flanged and dentate. Sunproof. Sweetly scented. Resembles an improved ‘Loch Naver’ with the smooth perianth segments of ‘Irish Light’.

Origin of Name

Part of Dr. John Reed’s “Irish Series.”