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I bought a minature cattleya orchid (it's bright orange) from BB Barns in Asheville,NC in May 2004. It's now in Greenille,NC. When I bought it it was in full bloom and gorgeous. At first it just put out lots of new leaves and pseudobulbs but no new flowers. It then got severely dehydrated when I went on vacation and the person who was suppossed to water my plants forgot. Most of the leaves are kind of shrivelled and yellowish green rather than dark green. I've got it potted in sphagum moss and make sure it is kept moist and fetilize with Better Grow Orchid Plus and Better Grow Bloom Boost but it still looks like it is dying although I do have some new growth. I have been keeping it in a west facing window except in summer when it moves to a south facing window. I also have three other cattleyas bought more recently whose leaves are turning slightly yellow-green and some of the bottom ones have died. What can I do to bring it back to its former glory?
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i have just bought my first two orchids, Phalaenopsis and Miltonia, can u plz help me with the following:
1. humidity is low where i live (10-30%) and i have placed the plants on humidity pebbles tray, is this enough to provide sufficient constant humidity for my orchids? and how often should i moisten the pebbles? should i mist the plants too?
2.i have read that overwatering can kill ur orchids. i bought mine yesterday and watered them immediately without checking if they really needed it. can u kill ur orchid by overwatering them ONCE?
3.i have placed both orchids next to a west facing window without curtains, they would prbably get 2-3 hours of direct sunlight is that ok?
4. is it easy to care for Phal and Miltonia in the same planting conditions cuz i have put them together on the humidity pebbles tray
thanks a lot for answering !! 
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