I was once sent come cuttings that were wrapped in soaked paper towels, in cardboard toilet paper tubes. Five of six survived in perfect condition. The other suffered a bruised stem, but recovered.
Just a thought...
do you remember how long they were in those tubes?
Cardboard toilet paper roll, so, what? 4.5 in { 11.43 cm } I believe, if I recall correctly, each was also enclosed in a ziplock sandwich bag.
The clones themselves were not large. They were as long as the tubes, with leaves gently pulled down to length.
i'm sorry i meant how long time they were in them? hours? a day? 3? 7?