What is the best way to rehydrate an orchid?

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Prakash Pradhan

Dear Alexander,

Following links have techniques which may be very useful to you.

Best wishes,

http://www.gardenguides.com/69877-revive-orchid.html

https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070726082303AA536CF

Sebastian Vieira-Uribe

Hi Alexander,

Are you asking about live orchids, or herbarium dried material?

Alexander Damian

Hi Sebastian! Yeap! i forgot to mention that, but im actually working with Pleurothallidinae herbarium sheets, and i don't know if is possible to rehydrate flowers of Lepanthes or Pleurothallis. Thanks!

Mild (5%) aqueous solution of KOH may be tried, with caution

Bastian Steudel

I would add hot water first before trying KOH, maybe too late?