epidendrum capricornu help

[tmoney]

hi ob,

so we have had this epid capricornu for over a year now. it has rebloomed a couple times, but we desperately need some guidance.

when the plant came to us it had canes that were over 50 cm tall, about 10 or more that size. right away a few died and we made the rookie mistake of cutting them off. so the plant languished and has consistently grown new shoots that either die right away, or grow only about 10 cm tall before just losing all their leaves one at a time.

we have it in the same medium as our phals, and we give it the same watering and fert schedule. it is in the same location as many phals, getting a little morning sun followed by most day bright shade. our temp range seems ok from what i read online, but perhaps getting a little too hot in summer.

anybody give us a little help based on this info? are these known as high humidity plants or something? i can't find much other specific info, but everything i read seems to infer they do great in general household conditions.

thanks in advance for any tips!!