Clivia Register Rules and Help


Clivia Register Rules

  • A registrant must be the owner of the cultivar being submitted for registration with the Clivia Register.
  • A registrant does not need to be the breeder or raiser.
  • The cultivar parentage is not essential but preferred.
  • The description of the cultivar being submitted for registration must include any show results or publications where photographs have appeared, and also if the proposed cultivar name has a meaning.
  • An offset of a registered cultivar cannot be registered with a different name.
  • There is no cost associated with the registration of a cultivar or cultivar group.

Cultivar Names

A summary appears below of rules associated with the registration of cultivar names as listed in International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants and as agreed by the Clivia Society.

Please note that existing records in the Clivia Register may not conform with the following summary but will be retained for historical purposes.

  • Names preceded by nursery names is not permitted.
  • No botanical, Latin names or common names of other plants.
  • No names with a series of letters and numbers.
  • No punctuation marks with the exception of apostrophe, comma, hyphen, period or full-stop and up to two exclamation marks.
  • The length of the cultivar name is limited to 30 characters (excluding spaces) with each name beginning with a capital letter.
  • Abbreviations and titles should be avoided where possible.
  • Cultivar name must not contain the following words: cross, cultivar, form, hybrid, grex, group, improved, maintenance, mixture, mutant, seedling, selection, sport, strain, transformed or variety.
  • The common names of the species are not permitted.
  • Names must not exaggerate the merits of the cultivar.
  • Names must not be similar to existing named cultivars.
  • Diacritical signs should be avoided.

HOW TO REGISTER A CULTIVAR

  1. Ensure you have read the information required, have prepared the required information, and have resized from 1 – 4 suitable photographs. Please note that a registrant must be a financial member of the Clivia Society or an affiliated club.
  2. Fill out the form located at https://cliviasociety.com/clivia-register/clivia-registration-application/ and submit.
  3. You will receive a confirmation email.
  4. The registrar will review your submission and contact you if more information is required, or notify you when your submission has been approved.

HOW TO FILL OUT THE CLIVIA REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM

REGISTRANT INFORMATION (All fields are mandatory)

Registrant: The Registrant is the person submitting the application and the person who owns the cultivar being submitted for registration. A registrant must be a financial member of the Clivia Society or an affiliated club.

CULTIVAR INFORMATION (Mandatory fields are marked with *)

Description*: Please include any known history of the cultivar, awards the plant has won, dates and shows, plus any publications the cultivar has appeared in (Yearbook, Clivia News, Facebook etc). Also include why you wish to register this cultivar and if the proposed cultivar name has a particular meaning. (Please note that the registrar may reword this description)

Photo*: There are 4 fields for uploading photographs of the cultivar. The photo must be either jpg, jpeg, gif or png. The file must be no larger than 2MB and ideally be resized to 800 x 600px. (Please note that one photograph of the full umbel is required and one photo of a single flower. The other 2 photographs are optional.)

EXTRA ATTRIBUTES (Mandatory fields are marked with *)

HOW TO REQUEST A PRIVATE LINK

If you have lost your private link, or have not received one, follow these steps:

  1. Find your registration ID. You will find this located in the Clivia Register. Search for your cultivar and then view the details. The registration ID is at the top of the page under Registrant Contact.
  2. Go to the following page and enter the registration ID and submit. http://cliviasociety.com/clivia-register/clivia-register-request-link/
  3. An email will be sent to the registered email address with a private link. The private link enables you to access your entry and edit the data or add or replace photographs.