In article .com,
"Boothbay" wrote:

The blooms should last a long time, like three months.
It should be watered when it gets dry -- like once a week. feel the
weight of the pot to estimate moisture content.
Fertilize lightly. Get an orchid fertilizer.
Sometimes a stem will produce additional blooms, More often the first
stem will die back and a new one will come from the base. An orchid
grows slowly.
The 4" plastic pot is a reasonable pot. It may be necessary to repot
the orchid if it is not prospering. Pot it in similar medium.

Dick

Bought my first moth orchid and am slightly confused by its growth. it
only has one long stem where the flowers are and large bottom leaves.
From the look of things i do not see how another bud would emerge on
that 12" inch stem. There does not seem to have any nodes. Does another
pop up from the base? If so, how long does it take? its in a 4" inch
plastic pot. HAve no idea when to water or fertilize, because it has no
nutrients as far as I can see and of course no soil to see if it dries
out. i do have it on a large saucer with pebbles and water for humidity
and bright light. BTW, i heard that the blooms are long lasting. Not
on this one...maybe a few days and then they wither just like pansy's
or petunias.