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Originally Posted by Bolero  I have low humidity issues but have never seen this happen to any of my plants. Misting sounds like a good idea though and see if that helps. |
It has to do with the environment in which these plants naturally occur and to which they are adapted. They grow in mist-bathed cloud forests, where the humidity very very rarely goes below 70%. WIthout the constantly moist air, the new growths get stuck in the bracts, almost as if there isn't enough lubrication for them to slide out. Odontoglossums and Miltoniopsis have similar problems with low humidity, and incidentally come from the same general environment.
-Cj