Purpurata blooms not completely out of sheath

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by dwirajaya

I will peel the sheath a bit and look for pests, as you suggest. Hopefully, next time it will get better, as the plant matures.

All the best! And show some pics of the result - after you've done the peeling.

[SouthPark]

Forgot to mention ----- you most likely don't need to use clean scissors to remove bits of the sheath (ie. trimming) after doing the peeling (unless you want to - carefully ----- without damaging the flower parts).