A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘TNECHKR’ characterized by an amazing number of very large inflorescences starting in the first season, very long bloom time with excellent rebloom, a very upright, compact habit, warm deep raspberry-colored ray florets surrounding dark cones, numerous, strong dark stems, and excellent vigor.

New lettuce designated ‘E01G11244’ is described. ‘E01G11244’ is a lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Doostmardarli’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright, uniform and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and uniformly branching habit; freely and early flowering habit; large single-type inflorescences with reddish purple-colored ray florets with lighter reddish purple-colored longitudinal stripes; and good garden performance.

A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Doostmarwhi 22’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright, uniform and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely and uniformly branching habit; freely and early flowering habit; large single-type inflorescences with white-colored ray florets faintly and variably blushed with dark purple; and good garden performance.

A new and distinct variety of Rudbeckia plant having a compact growth habit and large, rich yellow blooms with a dark brown center.

A new and distinct variety of Rudbeckia plant having a compact growth habit and large, rich yellow blooms with a dark brown center.

Provided is a plant having at least one of genetic characteristics (A)-(E) below. (A) Alleles in which the base at the position corresponding to position 40 of SEQ ID:1 is C are homozygous or heterozygous. (B) Alleles in which the base at the position corresponding to position 21 of SEQ ID:2 is T are homozygous or heterozygous. (C) Alleles in which the base at the position corresponding to position 28 of SEQ ID:3 is T are homozygous or heterozygous. (D) Alleles in which the base at the position corresponding to position 59 of SEQ ID:4 is C are homozygous or heterozygous. (E) Alleles in which the base at the position corresponding to position 64 of SEQ ID:5 is T are homozygous or heterozygous.

The present invention provides an interspecific Helianthus plant comprising a genetic determinant responsible for an indeterminate phenotype. Methods of making said plant are also provided.

The present disclosure provides a method for obtaining adventitious tetraploid buds of Blumea balsamifera, comprising the following steps: selecting a root segment of diploid B. balsamifera as an explant, culturing the root segment in a chromosome doubling inducing medium supplemented with 0.025-0.1 mg/L 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), 1.0-2.0 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA), and 90-150 mg/L colchicine, inducing explant cells, and simultaneously doubling chromosomes and differentiating the adventitious buds. The present disclosure fills the blank of using a root of B. balsamifera as the explant and increases effective explant sources during the propagation, proliferation and biotechnological breeding of B. balsamifera. More importantly, root cells of the B. balsamifera are directly differentiated into adventitious buds while chromosomes are doubled, and a callus formation process is not needed, so that the technical links are simplified and the variation of regeneration buds and the generation of chimeras are reduced.

A new and distinct variety of Echinacea plant having a compact growth habit and large, orange colored blooms.