Phal type dend winter care when spiking

[Jirel]

So I read that my phal type Dend should not have a lot of water during the winter, so I cut down on the amount of water I'm giving them. Now one of them has started spking, do I still withhould some water? What about the one that hasn't started spiking? Does that mean I didn't withhould enough water from it? (Note: Its the one in my avatar).

I realize that its difficult to guess without specifics, but these are no-name Dends I got when I first started growing orchids. The spike on the one Dend makes my second ever spike on my own but I want to try and do things correctly with it.

I'm in mid-Florida, we just had a spot of cold weather, that's when I noticed the spike as I moved the orchids around a little, its normal for us to have the occaisional low into the 40s and maybe even 30s until end of Feb with most of the time being a low in the mid to upper 60s. My Cathy Beck gave me 3 blooms a month ago and they are still lasting fine, bless her little heart.

[Tarad]

Hmmm I dont really think that witholding water makes them spike. Mine are all spiking and I did not with hold any water. I think it could be the temperature and the time of year that they spike. Tara

[11Orchid126]

Phal type dens don't need water withheld in winter. They like to almost, but not quite, dry out. However, they may need to be watered a little less often due to the lower light. But you're in Florida and that probably doesn't apply.

[Jirel]

Okay, thanks to the both of you.