Please help with new vanda

Hello,
I have received new Vascostylis seedling today by mail. It was nicely packed in paper and I think it was not damaged by frost, but it spent 11 days wrapped in paper without water and I am worried that it could dry out. There are some dry roots but also some that look fresh, the leaves are strong.
I have potted it into a basket filled with moist orchid media and misted it all over. Could you please look at the pictures and let me know if it has a chance and what else should I do to keep it alive.
Thanks a lot

[Mikeg]

Did you feel any rotted roots? They look only a little dry but if you keep up with a regimented water schedule and not too often because you will rot the roots, then they shoulp plump up to normal. This is only based on what I know, so I hoped I helped and someone with more experience will chime in!

[BobInBonita]

Unless it was frozen, a few days in the dark and dry won't hurt it.

What you do now depends completely on your growing conditions - especially light and humidity, but also temperature.

Check the Vanda forum and the culture sheet for detailed info.

I do not use any medium at all with my Vanda alliance orchids, but grow in wooden slat baskets. They really don't like their roots damp at all. Mine like to get soaked by a mist and then dry thoroughly.

Other growers in drier climates grow them successfully in empty vases. It seems that the vase just acts a s a humidity chamber. Again check the Vanda section.

My impression of Washington State is that you have high humidity, but might have trouble with light.

[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by BobInBonita

Unless it was frozen, a few days in the dark and dry won't hurt it.

What you do now depends completely on your growing conditions - especially light and humidity, but also temperature.

Check the Vanda forum and the culture sheet for detailed info.

I do not use any medium at all with my Vanda alliance orchids, but grow in wooden slat baskets. They really don't like their roots damp at all. Mine like to get soaked by a mist and then dry thoroughly.

Other growers in drier climates grow them successfully in empty vases. It seems that the vase just acts a s a humidity chamber. Again check the Vanda section.

My impression of Washington State is that you have high humidity, but might have trouble with light.

That is exactly how it is! But when growing inside and with a wood stove my house is very dry right now.

[Vanda lover]

I used to have that problem, I had humidity trays everywhere! Then we got a large humidifier and that helped a lot. We got one that holds a lot of water because it was needing to be re filled too often when we had a small one. We now live on Vancouver Island, and it rains so much in the winter that it is seldom too dry. My Vanda survived the dryness in a basket with misting, but if it gets too dry it can kill a new flower spike.

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[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

I used to have that problem, I had humidity trays everywhere! Then we got a large humidifier and that helped a lot. We got one that holds a lot of water because it was needing to be re filled too often when we had a small one. We now live on Vancouver Island, and it rains so much in the winter that it is seldom too dry. My Vanda survived the dryness in a basket with misting, but if it gets too dry it can kill a new flower spike.

Vancouver Island right across the straight of juan de fuca??

[CTB]

Those roots look pretty good to me, it should do fine. Looks nice in your basket. Vandas don't need to be planted so just watch your watering that it gets moisture but doesn't stay wet. Slowly introduce it to stronger light. Mine get a couple of hours of sun per day.

Thank you guys. So, no orchid mix for vanda. Should i take out the potting medium and leave the plant in the same basket but empty?
Thnaks again

[CTB]

I would take out all for a few pieces of bark.

[snappyguy]

Vandas are usually grown in a hardwood basket like these from Parkside Orchids: http://www.parksideorchids.com/image...n%20Square.jpg

Vanda roots can grow quite long and these hanging baskets let them hang out, and vanda roots need to dry completely and fairly quickly from what I understand between waterings. These baskets keep them from being too wet.