Daffodil Types, Species

registering selections from species.

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Hello everyone,
I have been going through the wonderful addition to daffseek “the species” and have noticed that a flower named “Idol”  has been registered as 8yy when it is a selection from the species N.calcicola.
Surely as a selected form of N.calcicola it would have to classified as div 13, wouldn’t it? ,which leads to this question.
Why are species selections allowed to be named? 
 
Malcolm.

2 comments for “registering selections from species.”

  1. Hi Malcolm,
    I think ‘Idol’ is about to be reclassified to Div. 7 Y-Y at the upcoming RHS classification subcommittee.  Somewhere in the rules, it states that selections from the species go into their appropriate divisions.  I don’t have that information to hand, but maybe someone from the RHS can explain it.
    Mary Lou

  2. Hello Malcolm and Rozanne and All.
    You raise two points. Ref. ‘Idol’ – it is due for consideration at a meeting next week and others share your view about it’s reg. as div.8 – if it is a selection from N. calcicola then obviously it shoud be Div. 7. Also, it seems that it may not be a  single clone but that it may be propagated by seed. If this is so then it would be accurately named as ‘Idol group’
    About naming selections of species – the RHS Daffodil and Tulip Committee put out a view on this a few years ago. Effectively this warned against profligate naming of selections – that this should only be done if there was a really good and easily identifiable reason – eg. different and distinct form or colour; greater vigour or durability or perhaps different flowering season.  Though  it can’t be stopped and is common practice in horticulture covering many genera the committee thought it worthwhile to appeal for restraint and a sense of responsibility before giving names to ‘selections from species’. After naming as a ‘cultivar’ the flower moves from Div13 for Species to whatever division is appropriate  ” because “it is no longer identified solely by a botanical name” or such wording (I have not looked it up). However, it is still obviously a species – and this is a problem for schedule writers to sort out – for species classes they may need to add “or named selections of the species”.  I hope this does not raise too much controversy.
    Brian
     

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