Hello & welcome Lise, You may have a Nobile type dendrobium? Some lose
their leaves & go dormant for 2 to 3 months.
Sounds like you are watering too much. Orchids need filtered
sunlight all day also fresh air. I can't grow indoors because of this.
Wish I could help more.
Cheers Wendy

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:07:37 -0400, Lise Sedrez wrote:

My husband gave me a beautiful orchid last week--the label says it is a
dendrobium orchid. As soon as we arrived home, I dutifully hit the
internet trying to find out as much as possible on orchid care. Yet,
less than four days after we brought it home , my orchid is loosing its
leaves. the leaves become wet, losing that firm texture, and fall. The
blossoms are still beuatiful.

Now, I know that overwatering is the most common sin for beginners. But
I did the soil test (poking my finger in the soil up to the second
knuckle). I watered it (with fertilizer) only on hte first day and today
(very little) four days later. I live in Virginia, so humidity is not a
problem. the temperature seems right, as well. One problem is that my
house doesn't get much light--I placed the orchid in the brightest
corner I could find, but it doesn't mean much. Yet I doubt that three
days with little light would be eno0ugh for the leaves to fall.

Could you help me please? I did try to an answer in the internet and in
previous posts, but I couldn't find it. The websites talk about
"wrinkled leaves", and maybe this is it. But in this case, the leaves
actually fall.

Thanks for your help.

Best,

Lise