John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1963
1-58-53 [Dunkeld x (Green Island x Ambergate)] x Tanera
Loch Naver
Helen K. (Nell) Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1972
Patagonia x Border Chief
Irish Light
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’.
Part of Dr. John Reed’s “Irish Series.”
Irish Loch, 2 Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 1999
Photo #20904 Tom Stettner, USA