Delphiniums
Registration
The RHS is the International
Cultivar Registration Authority for the genus Delphinium.
A checklist of names, with regular updating supplements, is
available.
Registration
of Delphinium cultivar names
The RHS Delphinium Committee
The Committee is a source of expertise for the Society for advice on all matters regarding delphiniums. The Committee is responsible for judging all individual exhibits of delphiniums at the London Flower Shows. It is also responsible directly or through a subcommittee, for selecting cultivars for Award of Garden Merit assessment and for judging the relevant trials at Wisley.
RHS trials
The regular trials of delphiniums have long been a great attraction to visitors to Wisley, to whom they demonstrate exemplary cultivation, as well as the means to identify the most outstanding cultivars.
Further reading
This is just one topic covered by the Society's monthly journal for members, The Garden, and recent articles of interest are listed below.
Galbraith, A. 1999, May. Inspired clansman. The Garden (RHS) 124(5): 337-339. Tony Coakley, delphinium breeder.
Honour, M. 1994, April. Propagating delphiniums. The Garden (RHS) 119(4): 154-155.
RHS Wisley Staff. 1999, May. Problem Profiles: Black blotch of delphinium. The Garden (RHS) 124(5): 382-383.