What an ass the postal guy was ! I absolutely hate that, seems that every time there are instructions, like keep upright, fragile, etc. They will purposely drop it and leave it upside down. I always have bad luck with packages.
I'm sure someone here will chime in with an advice,
I'd probably give it some light and soak it for an hr or so in sugary water (if it's mounted, not potted) and keep it at room temp. But then again, I have no clue if that will help. I'd hope that the damage isn't total and something will sprout out somewhere.
Before you do anything, wait for the pros to reply. There's plenty of experienced growers here.
Marty
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Originally Posted by Ccino42
Hi there,
I am an orchid newbie. I bought a cattleya off of ebay. It was sent via Expresspost, made it here in 3 days. The only problem is my brain-dead postal deliverer decided NOT to read the label on the front of the parcel stating: "Live plant enclosed do not expose to Sun, cold or heat" and left my precious plant in my supermail box for me to pick up at the end of the day. Needless to say I was quite upset but that is a whole different story.... my problem is... it was exposed to cold for at least 3 hours. The leaves went dark and mushy then dropped off.
Can my baby be saved??? Is there anything I can do to salvage it!
Please help!
Thank you,
Dawna
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