1. This trial is for new Canna varieties, which is taken to mean any varieties introduced in the past 10 years.
2. Introducers and trial submitters may be amateur or professional.
3. Entries can be submitted by persons other than the introducer.

Primarily, what is being judged is the decorative quality, which is a combination of foliage and flower and the overall balance and poise of the total plant. In other words its garden-worthiness.
Particular points which will be addressed:

1. Distinctiveness compared to existing varieties
2. Size, shape and colour of flower
3. Number of florets per panicle
4. Number of successive panicles per stem
5. Presentation of the flower in relation to the foliage
6. Foliage shape
7. Plant shape
8. Tillering

1. Judges will be either RHS qualified Judges or recognised Canna experts.
2. There will also be "Peoples Judging" by e-mail/internet polls .

1. Four (4) rhizomes of each variety will be submitted by the end of February 2008.
2. All entries will be potted up on the 1st March 2008.
3. Entries will be planted out on the 1st June 2008.
4. The trial ends 31 October 2008.
5. Seed pods will be removed before they mature.
6. All rhizomes will be returned to the entrant during November 2008, if required .

1. Name of variety
2. Cultivar group
3. Brief description of flower colour, foliage colour, height
4. Year of introduction
5. Photograph if available
6. Seed parent if known
7. Open pollination, or pollen parent if known
8. Is the variety registered with the Canna International Cultivar Registration Authority?
9. Is the variety the subject of plant breeders rights?

1. Entry is free, and any number of  varieties may be entered
2. To make an entry, simply post the 4 rhizomes and the information listed above to the address shown on the Contact page, also supplying your name and a return address if you wish to have the rhizomes returned on closing of  the trial.
3. If more than one variety is being submitted, then please ensure that they are individually documented, identified and separate in the parcel to avoid entry confusion.

The decisions of the trial organisers are final. By making an entry the entrant is deemed to have accepted all of the above rules, terms and conditions.