--- title: "Anyone else have a Bird of Paradise who’s new leaf gets…" description: "Anyone else have a Bird of Paradise who’s new leaf gets caught/doesn’t open? Don’t see any type of infestation and her soil seems good for a tropical plant…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/649f741b920c5999b4c45cf6?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "YehitsRoger" published: "2023-07-01T00:32:27.014Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GWmXtIdE0lURxk8yaBZKoggpV8it0kXihMUBVcLfZ_g/156ed62591cb4b3db092fcc9e5c13295.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Anyone else have a Bird of Paradise who’s new leaf gets… _YehitsRoger님이 2023-07-01에 게시함_ Anyone else have a Bird of Paradise who’s new leaf gets caught/doesn’t open? Don’t see any type of infestation and her soil seems good for a tropical plant (moist but well draining). She is scheduled to be reported, but thought it’d be best to do it once she was in full form. Did a little research online and have been misting her regularly. It’s been almost 2 months since the leaf first made an appearance. If it’s still not open in a week, I’ll add a humidifier to the mix. Read about running a wet sponge up the stall and leaf, but super hesitant about manually opening her… She looks like she plopped on the Sorting Hat but now doesn’t want to take it off. 😆 Any advise would be awesome! Thank you! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GWmXtIdE0lURxk8yaBZKoggpV8it0kXihMUBVcLfZ_g/156ed62591cb4b3db092fcc9e5c13295.webp?size=large) ## 10개의 댓글 ### Rhonda님이 2023-07-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. I might not even know what I’m talking about but have you tried rotating the pot with the sun on the back of that new leaf? Maybe she’s scoping her new home out very cautiously when it comes to releasing her baby. #### YehitsRoger님이 2023-07-01에 답변했습니다. Never thought of that - thank you! I’ve been trying to be good about rotating her, but can only really do 180 turns because of the way she grows and my limited space. 😅 #### Mama’s plants 🪴님이 2023-07-01에 답변했습니다. My space is small to and ideally not a good spot but the best I have. She’s a rescue. A friend had her and needed to give her away ASAP. She has a plant light in my bedroom in a northern window. ### isaiah님이 2023-07-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. This recently happened with one of my BOPs 🫠 Wrapping a moist paper towel around the unfurled part for a few minutes opened it right up! It was a smaller leaf than this one, but I imagine you could do it longer/repeat as needed. #### ashten님이 2023-07-01에 답변했습니다. seconding this - @wildfern has a youtube video where they use a wet towel to accomplish this. works like a charm. #### YehitsRoger님이 2023-07-01에 답변했습니다. Awesome - thank you!! #### YehitsRoger님이 2023-07-02에 답변했습니다. Worked like a charm!! Thanks Isaiah!! Well, ok…I may have been a little over-zealous and used a soaking-wet paper towel. So then ended up standing on a chair holding her stalk up for about 30 min… 🤷🏻‍♂️ So yeah…if anyone else has this issue, give it a shot! But def wrings the paper towel out first. 😅 #### isaiah님이 2023-07-02에 답변했습니다. Yay! So glad it worked! No fr I think when I did it I didn’t wring the towel out either 😆 The things we do for our plants… ### Mama’s plants 🪴님이 2023-07-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. I put mine in the bathroom and turned on a hot shower and steamed it. The second one I used a warm washcloth. Both worked. #### YehitsRoger님이 2023-07-01에 답변했습니다. Ooooo! Yeah…I’m TERRIFIED of manhandling her leaves (..I’m clumsy. You should see me when I try to repot these guys….lots of unnecessary drama) So a hands-on-but-still-hands-off steamy shower sounds perfect! Thank you!! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_