CP cultivars
The process for registering cultivars of various CP is the same, said process is free and relatively easy to accomplish. For official details see:
Registering Cultivars, and
ICRA List for CP.
Here is a link from the ISHS that gives a generic explanation of the process:
Cultivar Registration Process - How to name a new cultivar - remember this page from the ISHS is generic and some differences exhist for the registration of CP cultivars.
Following is my understanding of the process from my own experiences:
1) First, I find myself growing a plant that I feel is unique and deserving of the recognition that cultivar status conveys.
2) Next, I begin propagating that plant to ensure the characteristics I believe would make it a good cultivar are reliably reproducible.
3) Next, I work at coming up with a suitable name for my new cultivar candidate. It must meet the generic rules for cultivar names and the specific rules for the class (genus) it is specific for, since it must be unique for each genus (class).
4) Then I grow a population of the propagated plants and watch them to be sure their unique characteristics are stable. I also distribute a few of the plants to other growers to get their impressions about the plants.
5) I once more check to be sure the name I have chosen has not already been used in the denomination class, then I fill out the form and submit it along with the required photograph as a standard. If the characteristics are obvious external ones, the photo must clearly show these characteristics.
6) Despite arguments to the contrary, presently CP cultivars are not required to be genetically identical (clones), though cloning is a common propagation method for cultivars and will usually produce identical clones -- this is not a guarantee that it will. CP cultivars are only required to match both the written description and photographic standard. So, hypothetically, plants using the same cultivar name, would not even need to be from the same parents. Though, if the written cultivar description is vague and the photographic standard does not clearly show the characteristics intended by the cultivar registrant, it might be more difficult to make cultivar identification as clear and certain as it should be.
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Short note about
Nepenthes, since this isn't the proper forum section for that.
Nepenthes nomenclature scares me horribly. I probably don't have enough years left to make any sort of decent attempt at trying to help clear up the mess that is in. I wish all the best to those who would be brave enough to try.