The RHS is the International Registration Authority for Dianthus, including all types of carnations and pinks. A list of cultivar names was published in The International Dianthus Register, and it is kept up-to-date with regular supplements. As well as names, these publications include wherever possible a brief description, parentage, date of raising and classification for each cultivar. These publications are available from the mail order department of RHS Enterprises at Wisley.
Application to register a Dianthus cultivar name
The International Dianthus Register
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Further reading
Leslie, A.C. (1983). The International Dianthus Register, second edition. London: RHS.
Supplements 1 to 24 for The International Dianthus Register are also available.
Supplements 19 to 24 to The International Dianthus Register are now available as a download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format (76KB). Click here to download them