What's your Experience with Cycnoches cooperi?

[NYCorchidman]

Ok, so I have a hybrid of coopei and Jumbo Cooper.
First of all, do these turn out as nice as that dark chocolate cooperi parent or highly variable?
I guess I answered myself.

Anyways, mine spiked for the first time over a month ago. The spike grew and grew and by the time I could see about a dozen buds, the whole thing just withered away. I was super upset considering this thing only flowers around this time of the year and don't last very long in bloom.

Then, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the second spike was sprouting on the next upper node.
I thought maybe this time...
Then just the other day, the same thing happened.
I could see well over 10 buds, and now it turning red brown and dying.

The crazy thing is that the plant is making a third spike at the lower node, one below where the very first spike emerged.

I have flowered cycnoches fine in the past and I have one other one, also from Fred Clark, but not the same, Sawn Cascade (or Cascading Swan) x warscewiczii in bloom.

So I don't think I did anything different.
Is this cooperi thing or is my plant just a crazy one?