A new and distinct Loropetalum cultivar named ‘Gekkou’ is disclosed, characterized by bright magenta-pink flowers and strong heat tolerance and resistance to color change in extreme temperatures. Plant habit is very dense and full growing with very vibrant burgundy foliage. The new variety is a Loropetalum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

A heat-tolerant tomato plant exhibiting a high capacity for developing seed-containing fruits under high temperature conditions is provided. The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat-tolerant tomato plant comprising introducing a genetic mutation into a tomato plant, wherein the mutation improves the pollen viability and the capacity for developing seed-containing fruits under high temperature conditions compared with wild-type plant; and a heat-tolerant tomato plant into which the mutation has been introduced.

A new turfgrass APMT 008 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-126635). A method of over-seeding dormant warm season grasses, including over-seeding the warm season grass with Turf Type Festulolium (American Ryegrass) such that the American Ryegrass will provide a green cover during the winter months but will die out when the temperatures increase to the point which allow the warm-season grass to regrow. A method to maintain green coverage of turf year-round including planting a warm season grass, and over-seeding the warm season grass with American Ryegrass. The method where the American Ryegrass is selected from the group consisting of breeder's codes: APMT001, APMT002, APMT003, APMT004, APMT005, APMT006, APMT007, APMT008, APMT009, APMT010, and APMT011.

A new turfgrass APMT 005 (ATCC Accession No. PTA-126634). A method of over-seeding dormant warm season grasses, including over-seeding the warm season grass with Turf Type Festulolium (American Ryegrass) such that the American Ryegrass will provide a green cover during the winter months but will die out when the temperatures increase to the point which allow the warm-season grass to regrow. A method to maintain green coverage of turf year-round including planting a warm season grass, and over-seeding the warm season grass with American Ryegrass. The method where the American Ryegrass is APMT005.

A new Scaevola plant named SVAZ0006 particularly distinguished by its large dark violet-blue flowers with pale yellow-green eyes, continuous and an abundant flowering response, medium green foliage, a vigorous densely spreading growth habit with excellent branching and heat tolerance.

A new and distinct Ivy Geranium plant named Pacvint, characterized by its mounding, upright to trailing and cascading plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; medium green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; red purple semi-double flowers that are held above and beyond the foliar plane on strong peduncles; and good high temperature tolerance.

A new cultivar of Cordyline australis plant named FILIRESTA that is characterized by its compact and sturdy plant habit, its foliage that is dark brown-purple in color and narrow in width, its plant habit that is stable, drought and heat resistant with no observed diseases, and its good performance in a container.

A new and distinct cultivar of Lobelia plant named WNLOLASKBL, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding to trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; purplish blue-colored flowers; and relative high temperature tolerance and good garden performance.

A new cultivar of Cordyline australis plant named FILIRESTA that is characterized by its compact and sturdy plant habit, its foliage that is dark brown-purple in color and narrow in width, its plant habit that is stable, drought and heat resistant with no observed diseases, and its good performance in a container.

A new cultivar of Geranium plant named LIBLUMA that is characterized by solid blue flowers with purple veins, a long flowering season, good heat tolerance and a mounding plant habit.