I recently got my 1st orchid and am hoping that I don't kill it too soon. It was a real cheap one from WalMart and I'm sure I picked it out almost as soon as they got them in and hadn't had a chance to kill it themselves. A friend told me it was a phaleonopsis.
When I got it, one of the 3 leaves had a little yellow/brown on it, which increased until most of the leaf was dead and I cut it off. Now, the largest leave is turning yellow/brown. The flowers are starting to drop off and since I have had it for about a month, I figure that is about normal - but I don't want it to be without leaves and am not sure what to do about that.
Another friend told me that too much sunlight can cause yellow/brown leaves, but I have it on my desk and it receives no sunlight at all - just the light from a lamp.
Here is a picture of the leaf.
Any ideas or suggestions?