Lycastes like to be pretty damp all the time, but a little drier in winter when they are sitting there with leafless bulbs. If the pseudobulbs are firm, don't worry about it... it will probably start new growth in the spring. Depending on which one, it may bloom from leafless bulbs, and then grow new leaves. Lyc. aromatica and relatives do that... they sit there doing nothing, then put out flowers in late spring, then the new growth. Others (such as Lyc. skinneri and relatives) do the growth first and then the flowers. I grow them outside, in the shade, water all year but a little less when it is cold. They'd probably be happy to be warmer, but they get what they get, and grow for me quite well.
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