Hydrangea Hokomabavi Undulate Sepals Compact Habit

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars lack strongly undulate sterile flower sepals and compact plant habits, limiting their aesthetic and horticultural appeal in landscape and container gardening.

Innovation Solution

Development of the 'Hokomabavi' cultivar, a mophead Hydrangea with strongly undulate dark pink sterile flower sepals, compact growth habit, and suitability for container growing, achieved through controlled breeding and asexual propagation by stem cuttings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If conventional Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars are used, then general hydrangea characteristics are maintained, but strongly undulate sterile flower sepals and compact plant habit are lacking

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesepal undulationVSAvoidaesthetic and horticultural appeal

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The invention applies parameter changes by selectively breeding for specific morphological parameters - specifically the undulation of sterile flower sepals and overall plant size - to produce a cultivar that meets the desired aesthetic criteria while maintaining hydrangea characteristics

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Volume of moving object

If conventional Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars are used, then typical hydrangea growth is achieved, but compact plant habit suitable for containers is not obtained

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplant sizeVSAvoidcontainer gardening suitability

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the size parameter of the hydrangea plant through controlled breeding, producing a compact cultivar with reduced height and spread that is specifically adapted for container gardening while retaining the species' essential characteristics

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Shape

If existing Hydrangea cultivars with undulate sepals are used (e.g., Surfing Safari series), then strong sepal undulation is achieved, but dark pink color and optimal compactness are not obtained

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesepal undulationVSAvoidcolor consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention applies local quality by selecting for specific local characteristics - dark pink coloration of sterile flower sepals combined with strong undulation - to create a cultivar with differentiated and optimized traits in specific regions of the plant

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the color parameter from light pink or white to dark pink while maintaining the undulation characteristic, achieving a unique combination of traits not present in existing cultivars

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUSPP34276P2<i>Hydrangea </i>plant named ‘Hokomabavi’

Publication Date: 2022.05.31 HORTEVE BREEDING BV

AI summary

A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Hokomabavi’ that is characterized by its sterile flowers with strongly undulate sepals, its sterile flowers with strongly undulate sepals, its compact plant habit, its inflorescences sterile flower sepals that are dark pink in color, and its suitability for growing in containers.