A few orchid related questions

[HHLL38]

Alright, so I should mix the pro-tekt with a different gallon of water?

The Paph is blooming from the same spike, which I thought was rather bizarre, with how large the flowers are, how could one little spike hold up two of those big flowers!?

Perhaps my Dend is just resting, I sure hope so! It was doing so well, then bang, no growth.

As I understand it's a January/February bloomer, is it perhaps readying itself to spike?

[mauraec]

The Paph is blooming from the same spike, which I thought was rather bizarre, with how large the flowers are, how could one little spike hold up two of those big flowers!?

Hi Sam - I have about 18 Maudiae-type paphs - which are generally single bloom on one spike. If the leaves are "mottled", it's probably a Maudiae. It's not common, but they do occasionally show a second bud - most of mine just sort of shriveled up while the main bloom was in full stride, but I bloomed a Maudiae crossed with paph fairrieanum in October, and it had twins! So it's not a sign of ill health - it's genetics, I believe, whether the second bud opens or not. - not to worry either way.

Kathi asked you about your light - 6 hours or so from an eastern exposure? I have mine in a southern exposure sliding glass door, and I still find that I have to supplement with growlights so that the plants can receive at least 11 or 12 hours of light. Your oncidium hybrid is going to require a good deal more light than you describe - still diffused, as for virtually all orchids, but brighter than the light phals and paphs do well with. I don't have a de. kingianum, but dens generally like bright light as well. You know, if you don't want to get into installing the full business of growlight, you can try some of the clip-on, or desk lamps, using daylight bulbs. I have a combination of both - but then, my collection, even with significant losses lately, is still taking over my whole apartment.

Hope this helps -

Maura