A new cultivar of Gardenia named Baildeniaone that is characterized by its double flowers with a strong fragrance, its uniform and rounded plant habit without pruning, and its good cold tolerance, at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 7.

A new and distinct cultivar of Bouvardia plant named WNBVESRED24 is disclosed, characterized by abundant, vivid, scarlet-red flowers. Plants are compact with good branching and habit. Good in-ground landscape performance with no lodging. The new cultivar is a Bouvardia, typically produced as an ornamental plant.

A new and distinct Coprosma repens named COPJOH02 is disclosed, characterized by vibrant burgundy foliage with a bright pink margin and shiny, narrow leaves. Plant habit is upright and plants are useful for colorful Winter plantings. The new cultivar is a Coprosma repens, typically suited for ornamental container and landscape use.

The invention relates to a method for accelerating the time to flowering of a plant and/or for increasing the amount of flowers and/or fruits produced by said plant of the family rubiaceae, the method comprising providing a plant seed or plant part which is capable of regeneration, cultivating the same to a stage in which a cultivated shoot is obtained that comprises a fork from which an orthotropic shoot and at least two plagiotropic branches have developed, pruning the cultivated shoot at said fork by removing at least the orthotropic shoot and maintaining at least one plagiotropic branch to obtain a pruned shoot, cultivating the pruned shoot until flowers form on the at least one plagiotropic branch to obtain a flowered shoot.

The invention relates to a method for accelerating the time to flowering of a plant and/or for increasing the amount of flowers and/or fruits produced by said plant of the family rubiaceae, the method comprising providing a plant seed or plant part which is capable of regeneration, cultivating the same to a stage in which a cultivated shoot is obtained that comprises a fork from which an orthotropic shoot and at least two plagiotropic branches have developed, pruning the cultivated shoot at said fork by removing at least the orthotropic shoot and maintaining at least one plagiotropic branch to obtain a pruned shoot, cultivating the pruned shoot until flowers form on the at least one plagiotropic branch to obtain a flowered shoot.

A new Pentas plant named PEZZ0023 particularly distinguished by the large sized inflorescences and flowers, with pink flowers, dark-green foliage, semi-trailing, sturdy and vigorous growth habit, thick stems and branches on a well-branched plant, tolerates hot summer conditions with continuous summer flowering.

A new Pentas plant named PEZZ0023 particularly distinguished by the large sized inflorescences and flowers, with pink flowers, dark-green foliage, semi-trailing, sturdy and vigorous growth habit, thick stems and branches on a well-branched plant, tolerates hot summer conditions with continuous summer flowering.