A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid plant named `AROSA` characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 45 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, green color foliage, measuring about 50 cm in length and about 3.5 cm to 4.5 cm in width; superior floral bract production; bracts have a unique, compound red-purple inflorescence which distinguishes this cultivar from typical Guzmania; compound inflorescence, measuring about 11 cm in height and about 11 c...

A new variety of orchid plant of the Oncidiinae Intergenerics, Beallara, named Beallara Tropic Tom `Purple Paisley`, distinguished particularly by a compact size, double spiking psuedobulb, large star-shaped, purple shaded flowers that are arranged pleasingly on a raceme and growing quickly to sexual maturity.

A new Clematis plant with profuse, light violet flowers and early flowering habit. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation commercial nursery culture culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

A new and distinct hybrid of the genus Tecoma is provided. This hybrid has been named `Mnstabe` for a cultivar name. The new variety is the product of a deliberate cross of interspecific origin between two hybrid plants of the genus Tecoma made in 2006. Seeds from this cross were saved and planted and the new variety was selected from a block of these hybrid seedlings. The new variety displays a uniquely different flower color previously unavailable in the genus, is compact in size, and as well ...

A new and distinct hybrid of the genus Caesalpinia is provided. This hybrid has been named `Mnstamepa` for a cultivar name and is trademarked as Sierra Sun.TM.. The new variety is a product of a cross between Caesalpinia mexicana and Caesalpinia palmeri which occurred in the year 1996. The Genus/species designation for the plant is Caesalpinia mexicana.times.palmer. The new variety was selected because it displays a uniquely different flower color previously unavailable in the genus, and a more ...

This invention relates to a new and distinctive day-neutral type strawberry designated as `Portola`. `Portola` is a day-neutral (everbearing) cultivar similar to `Diamante` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,079) but with higher yield and better quality fruit, better disease resistance and better flavor; it is similar to `Albion` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,228) for fruit quality but with higher yield, and larger and lighter colored fruit.

A new apple tree named `Cauflight` is described. `Cauflight` is a mutation of `Caudle` selected for its fruit, which has an intense bright red over color as compared to `Caudle.`

`WEKwapunk` is a new variety of miniature rose plant with informal, semi-double blossoms of a unique muted russet and smoky lavender with orange centers. Having a columnar and spreading habit makes it suitable for decorative use in a garden or as a specimen plant. This new variety has an above average degree of resistance to powdery mildew and rust.

The invention relates to methods for the identification and use of introns with gene expression enhancing properties. The teaching of this invention enables the identification of introns causing intron-mediated enhancement (IME) of gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to recombinant expression construct and vectors comprising said IME-introns operably linked with a promoter sequence and a nucleic acid sequence. The present invention also relates to transgenic plants and plant cells...

A Ptilotus plant with an increased germination rate of 61% or greater is disclosed.