I thought I was doing everything right...What's wrong?!

[mlwoo103]

I've never grown orchids before, and my boyfriend gave me an ocidium hybrid of some sort...It most resembles a jungle monarch.

Anyways, I've spent forever reading on how to take care of it, and it is still dying!

One by one, the leaves turn yellow (starting at the tips and working their way nearer to the center of the plant) and then finally browning and drying up. They are not old leaves...in fact, they are small and newer looking.

no brown speckles or anything like that. I know it isn't getting too much sun (it doesn't even get direct like) and I have been watering it minimally since I noticed the first yellow leaf.

I live in Arizona, so my bedroom is dry and a solid 85 degrees during the daylight hours (bad AC)...Someone PLEASE help me before its too late...

I think I have a black thumb