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Originally Posted by Manfred Busche
According to Art Chadwick (personal communication) , son of the author of this piece :: Cattleya warscewiczii , his late father used to tell that those giant specimen were TRIPLOID forms of Cattleya warscewiczii.
And when at that time the technique of hybridization was mastered , new and attractive and non-pricey Cattleya hybrids would draw all the attention of the market.
And to make space in the greenhouses , those giant C. warscewiczii triploid plants were thrown to the garbage.
Gone forever !! Sad ...
This tale should answer this 'size question' , does it ? |
Thank you! This is good info! Questions remain! Aren't some of our modern plants also polyploids? No AOS awards for chadwicks giant plants? No photos? Still not sure if I buy it, but I want to believe!
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