I did a search online and came up with a few links in German and one in
English...didn't learn very much from any of them.

If I am reading the botanical name correctly "aphylla" means leafless, and
the cuttings i just received would tend to bare this out since they are just
12" pieces of stem that are a bit desiccated from their journey. I just
remembered and hunted down an article on leafless orchids in a recent
"Orchids" magazine and Vanilla aphylla is listed there, so with this
confirmed I am still seeking culture advice. My initial plan is to lay the
desiccated stems on damp moss until they revive and then affix them to
something upright once I figure out which end is up...

Al