Clematis Hybrid BFCCDEL Double Flower Container Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a new Clematis cultivar that exhibits unique horticultural traits such as double flowers, creamy yellow to pale yellow blooms, small foliage, and a plant habit suitable for container culture, which are not adequately met by existing varieties.

Innovation Solution

The cultivar 'BFCCDEL' (Clematis lanuginosa×patens 'BFCCDEL') is developed through planned breeding, characterized by double and semi-double flowers, creamy yellow to pale yellow flowers, small foliage, and a shrubbier plant form, making it suitable for container culture, with stable reproduction through vegetative cuttings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing Clematis varieties are used, then they may have large foliage and vigorous growth, but they are not suitable for container culture and lack the desired flower characteristics

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer suitabilityVSAvoidfoliage size

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the genetic parameters of the Clematis plant through controlled hybridization between C. lanuginosa and C. patens, resulting in a new cultivar with modified foliage size and plant habit parameters that are specifically suited for container culture while maintaining vigorous growth characteristics

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Shape

If existing Clematis varieties are used, then they may have single or semi-double flowers, but they lack the distinctive double flower form and creamy yellow coloration

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflower formVSAvoidvariety diversity

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The invention creates a composite genetic structure by hybridizing two distinct Clematis species (C. lanuginosa and C. patens), combining their genetic traits to produce a new cultivar with unique double flower form and creamy yellow coloration that neither parent variety possesses alone

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

3Duration of action of moving object

If existing Clematis varieties are used, then they may have standard flowering periods, but they lack extended flowering from May/June through August/September

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflowering periodVSAvoidbreeding program complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Duration of action of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention performs preliminary breeding actions by conducting systematic cross-breeding programs between selected parent varieties, pre-establishing the genetic foundation for extended flowering duration before field testing and selection, thereby achieving the prolonged flowering period through planned genetic combination rather than random mutation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUSPP27684P3<i>Clematis </i>plant named ‘BFCCDEL’

Publication Date: 2017.02.21 FRETWELL BARRY

AI summary

A new and distinct Clematis hybrid named ‘BFCCDEL’ is disclosed, characterized by a distinctive double or semi-double creamy yellow to pale yellow flowers. Plants have a dense, shrubby plant form and are well suited for container plantings. Flowers are produced from May/June through August/September. The new cultivar is a Clematis typically suited for ornamental container and landscape use.