Coreopsis Balupteam Compact Growth Continuous Blooming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Coreopsis cultivars lack compact growth habits and distinct flower forms and colors, particularly in continuous blooming varieties with large inflorescences, which limits their horticultural appeal and versatility.
Innovation Solution
The development of the Coreopsis hybrid cultivar 'Balupteam' through controlled breeding, combining the characteristics of proprietary selections 79571-12 and 87067-1, resulting in single-type, creamy-white inflorescences, medium green foliage, and a moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, with improved flower form and color differentiation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If Coreopsis cultivars are bred for large inflorescences and continuous blooming, then flowering performance is improved, but growth habit becomes less compact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines traits from two different parent lines: the female parent (79571-12) contributes continuous blooming capability and single-type light creamy-white flowers, while the male parent (87067-1) contributes compact-mounded growth habit. The resulting cultivar 'Balupteam' merges these previously separate traits into a single plant that exhibits both continuous blooming and compact growth.
2Area of moving object
If Coreopsis cultivars are bred for large inflorescences, then flower size is improved, but flower form and color distinctiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by maintaining distinct floral characteristics within the inflorescence structure. The ray florets have a specific color gradient (light creamy-white base transitioning to yellow apex) and the disc florets maintain a distinct yellow color. This local differentiation of color zones within the flower maintains flower form distinctiveness while achieving large inflorescence size through continuous production of these structurally defined flowers.
3Productivity
If Coreopsis cultivars are bred for vigorous growth, then productivity is improved, but growth habit becomes less compact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves compact growth habit by modifying the growth parameters inherited from the parents. While the female parent has semi-upright growth and the male parent has compact-mounded growth, the hybrid 'Balupteam' exhibits moderately vigorous compact-mounded growth. This represents a parameter change in growth architecture that maintains vigor for continuous blooming while achieving compact form through controlled branching and stem elongation patterns.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Balupteam’, characterized by its single-type, creamy-white colored inflorescences, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.