Syringa ANNY2013-02 Dwarf Cultivar Repeat Blooming Traits

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a new and distinct cultivar of Syringa meyeri that exhibits a unique combination of characteristics such as dwarf growth habit, large white flowers with pink buds, strong and sweet fragrance, repeat blooming in summer and autumn, and a freely flowering habit, which are not found in existing cultivars like 'Pink Perfume', 'Palibin', and 'Anny200809'.

Innovation Solution

The cultivar 'ANNY2013-02' is a chance seedling discovered in Zundert, The Netherlands, with stable characteristics reproduced through rootstock grafting, showcasing a dwarf growth habit, large white flowers with pink buds, strong fragrance, and repeat blooming in summer and autumn, distinguishing it from its probable parent 'Pink Perfume' and other similar cultivars.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a new Syringa cultivar is developed with multiple unique characteristics (dwarf habit, large white flowers, strong fragrance, repeat blooming), then the ornamental value and distinctiveness are improved, but the complexity of breeding and selection increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveornamental valueVSAvoidbreeding complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cultivar was discovered as a chance seedling that self-selected for the desired combination of traits. The plant naturally exhibited dwarf habit, large white flowers with pink buds, strong fragrance, and repeat blooming without human intervention in the selection process, thereby simplifying the breeding complexity while achieving high ornamental value

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If the plant size is reduced to create a dwarf growth habit, then the suitability for landscape applications is improved, but the flower size and overall plant vigor may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelandscape suitabilityVSAvoidflower size

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The cultivar exhibits a unique parameter combination where the plant achieves dwarf dimensions (58 cm height, 27 cm width) while simultaneously maintaining large flower size (7 mm diameter, 1.3 cm depth) and dense flowering (100 flowers per lateral stem). This parameter optimization resolves the contradiction between reduced plant size and maintained flower size for landscape suitability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If the plant is selected for strong fragrance and repeat blooming, then the ornamental appeal is improved, but the energy requirements and metabolic demands increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveornamental appealVSAvoidmetabolic demand

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The chance seedling naturally selected for strong fragrance and repeat blooming traits without requiring external energy inputs or metabolic enhancements. The plant self-regulates its energy usage to produce these ornamental features, achieving high ornamental appeal while maintaining efficient metabolism suitable for USDA Zones 5 through 9

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUSPP33117P2<i>Syringa </i>plant named ‘ANNY2013-02’

Publication Date: 2021.06.01 VAN NIJNATTEN ANDRE

AI summary

A new cultivar of Syringa plant named ‘ANNY2013-02’ that is characterized by its dwarf growth habit, its flowers that are large in size with panicles that are white in color and flower buds that are tinged pink in color, its flowers that have a strong and sweet fragrance, its repeat blooming in the summer with a second blooming period in autumn and its free flowering blooming habit.