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Originally Posted by NJPaphguy  Yep, the culture-sheet states "A dry Rest in the winter months". To me, that means NO WATER |
The difference in opinion here lays in the definition of what a 'dry winter rest' means. The word 'dry' is relative to the amount of water needed by the plant the rest of the year. (see the facts above from Stitz)
I made this same mistake a year ago when a grower actually told me the orchid I was buying from her needed a 'dry winter' and she told me to stop watering
completely from Halloween to Valentines Day. Turns out she was wrong and I nearly killed the plant from severe dehydration. If I hadn't noticed the signs and questioned her advice a month into this dry-out and posted pictures on the forum I would have lost an expensive orchid.
So, it's up to you how you want to interpret the information given to you.