Mounted encyclia bractescens dying?

[mrphilips]

i'll keep it around till it completely dies on me if i can't bring it back or find someone who can put it in a happier home.

but as everyone is pushing for light, i ask you - is direct light ok for it? it'll dry out more quickly, but i'm hoping the extra sphag will help.

[RHF]

When I'm working with a species orchid the first thing I do is go to Charles and Margaret Baker culture page - I might get lucky and they will have a free sheet (they don't)
I then search for distribution information. Then I go to Average Weather and Climate guide with graphs and analysis of average temperatures, rainfall, sunlight hours, relative humidity, windspeeds etc. and Weather and Climate: Average monthly Rainfall, Sunshine, Temperatures, Humidity, Wind Speed to check out temperature and rainfall for cities within the distribution area.

Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras forests at around 1200 meters. Most of the year lots of rain - February or March can be very dry. So maybe a bit of a dry rest for a month. I saw at least one report of co-occurance with Brassavola nodosa.