Tiny Pearl Asiatic Hybrid Lily Compact Growth Large Flowers
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a new cultivar of Asiatic Hybrid Lily that combines compact and dense growth with large, attractive flowers and good post-production longevity, which existing cultivars have not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
The development of the 'Tiny Pearl' Asiatic Hybrid Lily cultivar, resulting from a controlled breeding program, which exhibits an upright and compact growth habit, vigorous foliage, freely flowering habit, large greyed purple flowers, and excellent post-production longevity, distinguishing it from its parent selections and comparable cultivars like 'Tiny Athlete'.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If existing Asiatic Hybrid Lily cultivars are used, then they have moderate growth size, but they fail to achieve the combination of compact growth with large flowers and good postproduction longevity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selectively breeding for specific growth parameters (plant height, flower size, flowering duration) to achieve the desired combination of compact size and prolonged longevity. The cultivar 'Tiny Pearl' exhibits optimized parameters including reduced plant height while maintaining large flower size and extended postproduction longevity, directly resolving the contradiction between compact growth and prolonged action.
2Area of moving object
If existing Asiatic Hybrid Lily cultivars are used, then they have moderate flower size, but they fail to achieve large flowers with compact growth habit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by concentrating growth resources into specific regions - particularly the flowers - while maintaining compact overall plant volume. The cultivar 'Tiny Pearl' displays large flowers with broad tepals (increased local area) emerging from a compact plant structure (controlled overall volume), effectively resolving the contradiction between large flower size and compact plant volume through localized resource allocation.
3Productivity
If existing Asiatic Hybrid Lily cultivars are used, then they have moderate flowering density, but they fail to achieve freely flowering habit with compact growth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the flowering parameter - increasing flowering frequency and density within the compact plant structure. The cultivar 'Tiny Pearl' exhibits a freely flowering habit with multiple flowers per stem, achieving high productivity (flowering frequency) within a compact volume, directly resolving the contradiction between increased productivity and controlled plant volume.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Tiny Pearl’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; vigorous growth habit; densely-foliated habit; freely flowering habit; upright flower buds; large greyed purple-colored flowers with broad tepals; and good postproduction longevity.