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Old 06-20-2020, 06:57 PM
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Flower spike stuck in a leaf. Should I cut the spike, leaf or let it be? Female
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mtessa ----- it might not be stuck at all. It's hard to say if it really is stuck or not - as you just assume it is 'stuck', maybe.

In the wild - for some orchids, even if something gets stuck - nobody will be there to undo something. So one thing is to just let the orchid grow and do its thing.

The other option is - if you think it really is stuck, then get a piece of soft plastic, or rubber wedge, and gently jam that wedge between the side of the curved leaf and the stem ------ to widen the 'gap'.
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Yes, I’m thinking of letting it be. The flower spike ‘head‘ is still stuck in a leaf. The flower spike emerged as a loop, not with the head poking out as normal. I though the plant will push the head out, but it just grew longer still like a loop.
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