The thing about growing Lepanthes is that they tend to be somewhat unforgiving of a lot of mistakes. The margin of error is rather small compared to many other orchids. They can handle a grower's errors, but not for very long, and not big mistakes either.
As you can see with your Lths there's not much to them and the large majority of them are miniscule plants.
They generally are somewhat slow to grow roots, and each growth doesn't produce a lot of them in one year.
As an example...
In 1 yr, my Lths telipogoniflora only made maybe 1 or 2 new roots, that's it. Pretty stingy for a Pleurothallid, imo.
Many of them tend to lean towards being high maintenance plants. They don't take well to much neglect. I personally don't own a lot of these for a reason.
I always check my Lepanthes before I leave for anywhere. This is especially true when I'm working or hanging out with friends. When I get back home, they're the first ones I check out to see if they need water before I go to bed.
If you're the type of person who doesn't have someone who is a reliable house sitter who can properly execute exact orders when you're gone for several days. Or if you're not growing them in a terrarium that has a timed
misting system in place when you're away for extended periods of time. Guess which orchids are the first ones to go...
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