Abstract: A new cultivar of Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Bar’, that is characterized by its densely banded creamy yellow and green foliage, its short stature, its dense and upright plant habit, and its late season bloom.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Breeze’, that is characterized by its stiff leaf blades that are densely banded with alternating bands of creamy yellow and apple green with the banding consistent from the base to the tip of the leaf blade, its moderate plant height, its upright plant habit with foliage that is dense and bushy and resists lodging, and its late season bloom of bright purple-red inflorescences in late September to early October in Oregon.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Helenium, ‘Tijuana Brass’, characterized by its long season of bloom, it upright growth habit that resists lodging, its clean foliage that persists on the lower portions of the stems, its flowers that are larger in size than most Helenium, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 8.

Abstract: A new variety of Arabis (species x sturrii) named ‘Arctic Fox’ which exhibits an exceptionally low-growing and spreading plant habit and striking green and white variegated semi-glossy foliage consisting of mid-green leaf centers surrounded by light cream leaf margins and marginal bands. ‘Arctic Fox’ bears pure white colored flowers in dense racemes on stems which rise 5 cm to 10 cm above the ground or base level of the mat of foliage. The petals of the flowers of ‘Arctic Fox’ are free, unlobed, white in color, ovate and glabrous. The anthers of the flowers of ‘Arctic Fox’ (six in number) and are grey-green in color and conspicuous against the white-colored petals.