Buddleja Botex 012 Compact Growth for Container Suitability

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for new cultivars of Buddleja davidii that exhibit compact, dense, and naturally rounded plant habits, suitable for small containers, with unique vibrant flower colors and floriferous blooming habits.

Innovation Solution

The development of a new cultivar, 'Botex 012', which is a selection from a breeding program aimed at creating Buddleja with compact growth, violet-blue flowers, and a floriferous blooming habit, suitable for small containers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If traditional Buddleja cultivars are used, then they can grow and produce flowers, but they exhibit tall and spreading plant habits that are not suitable for small containers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplant sizeVSAvoidsuitability for container growing

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by selectively breeding Buddleja plants to modify growth parameters, specifically reducing plant height and spread while increasing density. The selected cultivar exhibits a compact habit with reduced internode length and increased branching, transforming the plant's physical parameters to suit container growing while maintaining flowering capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Volume of moving object

If Buddleja plants are bred for compact size, then they become suitable for containers, but may lose flowering vigor or produce fewer flowers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplant sizeVSAvoidflower production

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by concentrating growth resources differently within the plant structure. The compact cultivar directs energy toward increased branching density and flower cluster formation rather than vertical growth, creating localized areas of high floral productivity within a reduced overall plant volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by optimizing the plant's growth pattern over time. The compact cultivar exhibits dynamic adaptation where reduced vegetative growth is compensated by accelerated floral development and extended blooming periods, maintaining overall reproductive productivity despite size reduction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of manufacture

If Buddleja plants are bred for unique flower colors, then they exhibit vibrant violet-blue flowers, but may compromise on overall plant vigor or stability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflower color uniquenessVSAvoidplant stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying pigment composition parameters to achieve violet-blue flower coloration. This involves selecting for specific anthocyanin profiles and pigment ratios that produce the desired color while maintaining sufficient photosynthetic function and plant health through balanced pigment production.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUSPP36649P2<i>Buddleja </i>plant named ‘Botex 012’

Publication Date: 2025.05.06 BOTANIC EXPERIENCE BV

AI summary

A new cultivar of Buddleja plant named ‘Botex 012’ that is characterized by its very compact, dense, and a neat and naturally rounded plant habit, its flowers that are violet-blue in color, its suitability for growing in small containers, and its k flowering with a very floriferous blooming habit.