Cattleya Seedlings- Care Video

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Originally Posted by Orchidtinkerer

I have no knowledge of what 4N means even though I have some 4N seedlings - from what I have just read here it causes slow growth, dwarf plants, mutated flowers and has been forced onto some plants via some artifcial chemical.
I am well aware that is not going to be the true story, I though 4N made a plant stronger - I have a bit of understanding of plant biology from school but we never covered 4N!
Can I ask if someone knows does it actually occur naturally or is it something man-made?

Yes, 4N is a naturally occurrence. Chemicals are used now to increase the number of polyploid plants since they are so valuable due to the dramatically increased flower size.

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Originally Posted by Jeff214

Oh im jealous of those seedlings! I emailed and called H&R a few times but I never got a response from them. Hope they do well for you!

Harry can take a little while to respond. It’s well worth the wait. He actually used to post here on OB as catwalker808.