Are they doomed?

We went on vacation for two weeks and my mom was going to come water my plants for me while we were gone. She ended up in the hospital, so they never got watered. Thankfully, it was only a scary situation and not a problem, and Mom is fine. I hope this doesn't sound awful of me, because every plant I have could have died and as long as Mom is alright, I wouldn't have minded a bit - plants are replaceable, Mom isn't. But, now that I know she's OK, I'm worried about my hoyas. They really dried out. I've attached a picture below of the Krinkle one (I can't remember names, as I'm still quite ignorant about all things Hoya). See how wrinkled up the leaves are? I've checked them every day to be sure they're moist, not soaking wet, but not dried out either. Do you think they'll be alright, or are they pretty much a lost cause? Krinkle is the worst, but the others just look "dry" on their leaves. They're not all wrinkled up like that, but the leaves just look "dry". Does that make sense? Anyway, I just wondered if there's still hope for them or anything special I should do. I really don't want to lose them.

First off...water the heck out of them!!! and increase humidity! After the soil is well soaked and drained for a couple of days...unpot them (I would do it, rather than wait until they rot to death) and check the root systems!!! That one vine of H. compact may not make it...

If the whole plant is leathery looking...you might want to put a clear plastic bag over it to create humidity.

I agree with Carol. It happened to my poor aff Finlaysonii when it got stuck in a corner. It's taken more than a year, but I'm finally seeing new growth from it. The original leaves didn't start completely dying off until recently - they just stayed dry and leathery.

Chrsitine

My carnosa got pretty close to your pic, and it actually rehydrated itself after I watered it regularly a couple of times, and misted it down twice a day for a week or so. The leaves plumped up and its doing good. OTOH, I have/had a piece of aff finlaysonii or similar leaved one that doesn't look like it will come back - but that one has a much thinner leaf and not adapted to drought.

You might consider the "new import" soak that some of us orchid maniacs use. These are for orchids that have arrived from their native country as a dessicated cutting, after having spent days/weeks at their domestic inspection service and then in the mail/someone's luggage.

The recipe goes something like this, but the quantities varies by person:

2 parts sugar
7 parts cool/ambient temp water
1 pinch of epsom salt
1 drop superthrive (or a B-complex vitamin)
1 drop dish soap

Soak the plant for several hours in the dark. Then wash off and leave in a humid area. I prefer not to put plants that have gone through this soak in a sealed enviro because I get nervous about the sugar (....rot), so I try for a vented humid area.

I don't know about Tennesee, but where I live we already have pretty high humidity and if I find a plant is doing poorly for whatever reason, I hang it outside in a tree..nothing beats outdoor air, light shade with a little dappled sun, and rain water occasionally.

Thank you all for your help and suggestions. For the moment I'm keeping them all well watered and misted. I don't have the ingredients for the Orchid soak, Ki, but if they don't look better in the morning, I'll gather them and make a nice soak for them. I still need to check the roots like Aloha suggested, so that would give me the opportunity to do that, too. And I've put a lot of my other houseplants outside, so these will make their way out there soon, too, I think. All in all, I think I'll take everyone's advice! LOL
Again, my most sincere thanks to everyone. :o)

RG...checking the roots is scary...but it is critical. Many plants bought from ???? have multiple cuttings...and it could be that it is a separate cutting that is failing... getting that out of the pot (i.e. isolating the root rot) is important...of course the rotting gook is still there...but hopefully the healthy cuttings can fight it. Then you can start a new plant with your ailing one.

Good luck!!!

hmmm....maybe that is the EA problem - the plants are always made up of multiple cuttings, one could be bad and it may take a while, but eventually it brings the whole plant down with it....

YUP....

I've read that jello gelatin is good for sick plants;just dump the powder in a gallon of water.(tsp or so)
Susan