[Paul]

Have you danced nekkid under the full moon and offered the requisite human sacrafice to the orchid gods?

I feel your pain [though I've had no issues with my paphinia]. To see buds just wither up and die is sooooooo frustrating! And its seems to take the silly buds so terribly long to mature!

Hadn't thought about the water on the buds issue but that shouldn't be a big prob unless they are staying wet. My guess, Sue, would be insufficient humidity.

On the plus side, it will probably respike in the not too distant future. Mine has bloomed I think 4 times now since I got it in March, and current is in double spike.