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!

[Gin]

If it bloomed in the late summer was probably done for awhile it thought about blooming again and decided not to . They will do that sometimes .Not much you can do about it ..

[silken]

I have a catt with a large bloom sheath that has been developing for months and the buds have now emerged and are looking healthy. But a few weeks ago, another pseudobulb very quickly produced buds without a sheath. They looked fine for a week and then turned brown and died. It sounds similar to yours. My plant looks healthy and the 3 buds from the sheath are huge and lovely so I think they just get carried away and then have second thoughts sometimes.

[Laura Stenzler]

Thanks for your quick answer, Gin! Does this mean that's it for this stem? No new stem growth insight yet. Oh well.
Laura

[Laura Stenzler]

Thanks again to all who are answering. Should I cut back on fertilizer to discourage this over-enthusiastic growth?