Help! Those which I know nothing about have arrived!

[KathyKayserKonig]

Dear Orchid Friends,

The orchids that I ordered on Ebay have arrived and I think I am in serious trouble. I estimate they were in the mail for a week. (Incidentally the package they were sent in was crushed and was not marked "fragile" or "live plants" or anything of that nature.) So, all have them have green leaves but the majority of their roots are all black. ONe plant, which I believe is the Vanda, has a huge amount of roots, all of which are totally black. Some of them have roots which are white and straw-like. It doesn't look good but wanted to get some opinions before I e-mailed the seller. Am I correct in assuming black roots are dead? I have everything soaking in a SuperThrive mixture. How long should I let them soak?

Some of the leaves are stiff and green while others are quite limp. What does this tell me?

Any thoughts / ideas and prayers are all welcomed and appreciated. Thank you so much everyone! Kathy

P.S. I've taken pictures of everything but don't have time this second to post them. May later if you think it would help you tell me what to do here.

[Zoi2]

Pictures will definitely help.
Joann

[KathyKayserKonig]

I am trying to post right now. I keep getting a error message that says I am missing some sort of security tag. Never received that message before. Will keep trying.

[KathyKayserKonig]

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Here are some pictures of a few of the plants. Any thoughts? Thanks again!


EDIT: Ok, I promise - these were much clearer on my computer. I must not have loaded them correctly or something...

[natasha]

try to soak the roots before planting. i think they are still ok

[Swamper]

They look pretty hurt. I think you should email them and let them know you are not pleased with what you received. Did you have a say in the shipping time frame? They definitely should have at least labeled it fragile and live plants. Sorry you got a bum shipment. I will cross my fingers for you and a prayer if you think it will help.

[KathyKayserKonig]

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Here are some more pictures.

To update, I just drained all the plants I had been soaking for the past hour. A few of the roots on some plants have turned the bright green that I am used to seeing. Most however are still black or white and straw-like.

[KathyKayserKonig]

Originally Posted by natasha

try to soak the roots before planting. i think they are still ok

Natasha, How long would you soak? Thanks for your kind reply. Kathy

[KathyKayserKonig]

Originally Posted by Swamper

They look pretty hurt. I think you should email them and let them know you are not pleased with what you received. Did you have a say in the shipping time frame? They definitely should have at least labeled it fragile and live plants. Sorry you got a bum shipment. I will cross my fingers for you and a prayer if you think it will help.

Thank you Swamper. I plan on e-mailing tomorrow. Am too upset to do so right now. Prayers are always appreciated. Thanks so much!

[Swamper]

You may get them all to survive but they still did a crappy job of shipping. The vanda sure has pretty leaves at least and possibly a good green root in the back somewhere?