Question
Hello, and I pray that this message finds you blessed and highly favored by God.

My beautiful large Cymbidium has lost all of it's leaves and beautiful flowers.  What happened, is I was not thinking and fed it, and did not water just the roots, but watered over the bulbs.  I did that twice (YIKES!).  Now all of my bulbs are brown.  What can I do to bring it back?  Will it come back?  My other one is doing wonderfully (I originally purchased two).

I had my Cymbidium outside during the summer months in Georgia (with a sliver of sun shining upon it), and I just brought all of my plants indoors, but the one that looks dead is still outside (as it is also cooling).  I watered it once per week, and feed it every other week.

Does it have a chance?

Blessings..

Answer
Thanks Solael.  I have indeed been blessed by God in so many ways. Most cymbidiums like a combination of bright light and cool temperatures-- not the best conditions to achieve in Georgia.  I remember years ago I was visiting an orchid grower and seller northeast of Atlanta and she had a customer that insisting on buying a Miltoniopsis orchid (similar growing conditions to cymbiddiums).  She ending up buying it despite the warnings.  A year later she returned with a beautifully blooming Miltoniopsis much to the amazement of the person from whom she bought it.  She explained that she kept it inside by an air conditioning vent and misted it.

Cymbidiums like bright light as long as the light intensity is gradually increased.  They do not like heat-- especially temperatures above 90 degrees. Your plant may be OK if the pseudobulbs are plump and healthy.  You should seek to repot it in an orchid potting mix if, and when. you see new growth starting.  Do not water it until you see new growth. Things should improve now that the heat of summer is nearly over. Still, repot it as soon as the opportunity presents itself as you may well have root rot.