Please help...lepanthes almost dead

[vraev]

Hi guys,

Just recieved some plants from ecuagenera today. I can't blame them at all...they sent nice plants, but shipping delays seem to have taken the toll and two of the four plants I got seem to be close to death. I have never had experience nursing orchids. (I grow carnivorous plants)

Here they are:

L. telipogoniflora



L. amphioxa



Both were bone dry. I also got two other lepanthes...but they look healthy...inspite of being dry.

Btw... I know the teli isn't hard to grow. I bought this new one to see if I can get a different clone...but I already have a teli from 3 years ago. Just bringing this up to show that I can indeed grow lepanthes. Here is a latest pic.



Please...any advice is appreciated. Believe it or not, I am a orchid noob. I just love lepanthes and telipogoniflora is my favourite. I never let mine dry out. I only had two lepanthes species dry out before...(because of improper care)...went away for a week and L. micropeltata and L. melpumune or something... dried out to a husk. THey never recovered and died. I don't want that to happen to my new plants.

thanks,

Varun