Winter rest and watering

[Jacob Reitsma]

Hello everyone,

Recently I purchased some orchids and I was wondering were to get the right information from internet about how to tread and care for them.
Sometimes I read contradictory things about giving them a winter rest of not, and also what exactly is a winter rest? Is that the same for every plant who needs it or not?

I checked orchidspecies.com wich says;

Ceratocentron fesselii - keep moist all the time

Dendrobium bellatulum - fully dry out between watering and needs a drier winter rest.

Dendrobium jenkinsii - dry winter rest

Mediocalcar decoratum - no winter rest

So i was wondering if this info is correct and what is the difference between a dry and a drier winter rest?

What will happen if I make a mistake and I water/fertilize them to often during winter?

Maybe there is some way to find the season and weather conditions for every location? And ofcourse a way to find wich orchid grows on what location.

Thanks in advance everyone!