Nenella, as already said, it is normal for Galeandra to produce several sequential blooms on the same spike. sometimes even with pause between blooming "rushes"...
the plant is however, in a sort of vegetative dormancy, therefore water should be withhold, but it should not be completely dry for long periods.. a little watering once in a while is ok (do not keep the medium too wet!), especially if air humidity is not too high... it is not true that Galeandra bauerii grows veyr close to water bodies (this is true for other Galeandra species not for the majority!) This species grows in deciduous forest (often gallery forest along rivers) and is exposed to LOTS of water during approx 6-8 months of the year, but then it is exposed to very high temps, lots of sunlight (most trees looses all leaves in this kind of forest - imagine a winter forest in Europe, but dry and with over 35°C!) and very dry environment during the rest of the time.. However, during the night temps decreases and they are exposed to some condensation...
Treat the plant just like a standard Catasetum and you will be doing fine... Same as for Catasetum, you can force the dormancy if the plant decided not to go dormant, or you can adapt to its will and continue growing (which I would not recommend for more than one cycle!)
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