My orchid is wilting! Am i killing it?

I recently got an orchid and all of it's flowers are wilting. The night i got it (i got two orchids) i cross pollinated them, i placed a pollinia from each flower onto the stamen of the opposite flower. ONLY the petals that were pollinated are wilting. is this what happens when the pollen reaches the "ovaries" of the orchid? or am i caring for it incorrectly? it is a phalaenopsis by the way. someone help.

My orchid is wilting! Am i killing it?
I think it is normal. My daughter raises orchids %26amp; I remember reading that polinating or cross polinating them does cause the plant.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaenopsi...


Following pollination, petals will usually undergo senescence (i.e. wilt and disintegrate) because it is metabolically expensive to maintain them.
Reply:The purpose of a flower is to attract a polinator. Once the flower is sucessfully polinated, its purpose is essentially accomplished %26amp; the production of seed begins. Make sure you keep moist, well drained, %26amp; in an area with bright, indirect light %26amp; good air circulation. Take a small tray (or something similar), %26amp; fill it with small pebbles or marbles %26amp; water %26amp; place the pot on top to maintain proper humidity.