Compact Dark-Purple Buddleja Cultivar for Small Containers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing Buddleja cultivars lack compact plant habits suitable for small containers and unique vibrant flower colors, along with a floriferous blooming habit.

Innovation Solution

Development of a new Buddleja cultivar 'Botex 010' with a compact, dense, and rounded plant habit, dark purple flowers, and quick flowering with a floriferous blooming habit, achieved through asexual propagation by stem cuttings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If existing Buddleja cultivars are used, then they have adequate plant height and flower size, but they lack compact plant habits suitable for small containers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplant sizeVSAvoidsuitability for container growing

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding plants with modified growth parameters - specifically reducing plant height and increasing compactness while maintaining flower quality. The 'Botex 010' cultivar exhibits a height of 60-90 cm and a compact, rounded habit, representing a deliberate change in size parameters to suit container growing while preserving ornamental value.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Duration of action of moving object

If existing Buddleja cultivars are used, then they have adequate flowering duration, but they lack unique vibrant flower colors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflowering durationVSAvoidflower color uniqueness

Core Design Contradiction:

Duration of action of moving objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent directly applies color changes by developing 'Botex 010' with distinctive dark purple flowers (RHS color code N74A/N89A) that provide unique vibrant coloration. This color characteristic distinguishes the cultivar from existing Buddleja varieties and meets the requirement for unique flower colors while maintaining prolonged flowering from mid-summer to first frost.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

3Productivity

If existing Buddleja cultivars are used, then they have adequate growth rate, but they lack floriferous blooming habit

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrowth rateVSAvoidflower quantity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action through selective breeding and asexual propagation by stem cuttings to establish plants with pre-configured characteristics for both vigorous growth and floriferous blooming. The propagation method ensures that plants are established with the genetic potential for high flower production, resulting in 'Botex 010' producing abundant flowers continuously from mid-summer to first frost with multiple blooms per season.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUSPP36825P2<i>Buddleja </i>plant named ‘Botex 010’

Publication Date: 2025.07.15 BOTANIC EXPERIENCE BV

AI summary

A new cultivar of Buddleja plant named ‘Botex 010’ that is characterized by its very compact, dense, and a neat and naturally rounded plant habit, its flowers that are dark, vibrant purple in color, its suitability for growing in small containers, and its quick flowering with a very floriferous blooming habit.