Iwanagara appleblossom bud shrivel

[Laura Stenzler]

I have an Iwanagara AppleBlossom orchid which flowered once in the late summer, put out a new stem and then started, what I thought was, a new flower bud. But after hanging on to that small bud for weeks, it suddenly turned brown and died. Any suggestions about avoiding this in the future? I've attached a photo. The plant looks otherwise pretty healthy, although not brilliant. We live in upstate New York, where our house if pretty dry due to heat. Thanks!