Coreopsis DCOREO202 Breeding for Dense Mounded Habit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Coreopsis cultivars lack desirable traits such as dense and full plant structure, abundant flowering, and specific bi-color flower patterns, along with optimal height and leaf characteristics for ornamental commercial applications.
Innovation Solution
The development of the new Coreopsis cultivar 'DCOREO202' through open pollination breeding, which exhibits good branching, long and continuous flowering, mounded habit, and bi-color red and yellow flowers, differing from existing varieties in plant structure, flowering abundance, and height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing Coreopsis cultivars are used, then they have basic ornamental value, but they lack dense plant structure, abundant flowering, and specific bi-color flower patterns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding plants with specific genetic traits that result in denser plant structure, more abundant flowering, and bi-color flower patterns. The breeding program systematically altered plant parameters including branching density, flower production, and pigmentation to achieve the desired ornamental characteristics that distinguish 'DCOREO202' from existing cultivars.
2Length of moving object
If Coreopsis cultivars are bred for taller height, then they have more vertical presence, but they lose the compact mounded habit desirable for ornamental applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating a plant with non-uniform growth distribution - the 'DCOREO202' cultivar exhibits dense branching and compact growth in the lower and middle portions of the plant while maintaining controlled overall height. This localized density creation achieves the mounded habit desired for ornamental applications without sacrificing all height, as the plant maintains a compact form through targeted branching patterns rather than uniform stunting.
3Duration of action of moving object
If Coreopsis cultivars are bred for continuous flowering, then they have extended bloom period, but they may reduce flower size or intensity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies continuity of useful action by breeding the 'DCOREO202' cultivar to produce flowers continuously over an extended period rather than in discrete blooming cycles. The plant maintains consistent flower production from early spring through fall, with multiple flushes of blooms that ensure continuous ornamental display. This continuous flowering is achieved through genetic selection for prolonged reproductive activity while maintaining adequate resources for flower development.
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AI summary
A new and distinct Coreopsis cultivar named ‘DCOREO202’ is disclosed, characterized by long, continuous flowering on highly floriferous plants. Large flowers of intense color, mounded plant habit and good branching creating a dense and full body. The new variety is a Coreopsis, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.