Water Gardeners International, Inc.
Application for Registration of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
Guidelines for Completing the Form
Please complete the form as fully as possible.
Names proposed may not duplicate any
already in use (published and established) for Nymphaea. Check Named
Waterlilies for names in use. Certain names are not acceptable under the
"International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants" and may be
rejected for inclusion in the Checklist. Details are available from the compiler.
A cultivar which is eligible to be named and included in the
Register is defined by the ICNCP as "a taxon
that has been selected for a particular attribute or combination of attributes,
and that is clearly distinct, uniform and stable in its characteristics and
that, when propagated by appropriate means, retains those characteristics."
Single plants are not considered cultivars and therefore not eligible. See How to name a new
cultivar for more details
Your completed Application Form should be sent to:
By email: Save the Application Form
as a Word document, complete it and attach it to the blank email that appears
when you click the following link, along with the cultivar name in the subject
line OR copy and paste the form into the blank email, complete it, attach the
images and send. info@watergardenersinternational.org
By regular
mail: Download the form, complete it and mail with your images to WGI
Checklist, c/o Kit Knotts, 2211 S Atlantic Av, Cocoa Beach FL 32931 USA
You will
receive email confirmation of receipt of your application.
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR INCLUSION IN THE REGISTER. Each
accepted application will have a complete page on the WGI web site with the
images. The page will also be linked from Named Waterlilies and will be
included in the Victoria-Adventure Cultivar Galleries. Complete text and one
color image will be included in the print version of the 2008 Checklist
Supplement free of charge.