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title: "My philodendron birkin keeps producing leaves that bend weirdly. It’s…"
description: "My philodendron birkin keeps producing leaves that bend weirdly. It’s happened 3 times, at first I left my plant alone but it snapped its own leaf. The second…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Melody"
published: "2025-11-21T07:34:06.142479Z"
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# My philodendron birkin keeps producing leaves that bend weirdly. It’s…

_Posted by Melody on 2025-11-21_

My philodendron birkin keeps producing leaves that bend weirdly. It’s happened 3 times, at first I left my plant alone but it snapped its own leaf. The second I cut off the area snapping the leaf which sensed to work. I think I’ll do the same now but why does this keep happening and how to I prevent it?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ldKvKSZQiDV8Rjdwe6SEilb4RuGwy17a2PGVUaLpVdU/-8KE_IHMQWSIzZFNIDSO6g.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### sarita commented on 2025-11-21

whats the humidity like? it’s natural to have a bend when unfurling but low humidity can lead to mechanical damage and snapping a stem

#### Melody replied on 2025-11-22

I have a humidifier across the room so it’s not dry but I’ll definitely move it closer thank you!

### MummaDeb commented on 2025-11-21

I'm not sure what you mean. Mine looks the same.

#### Melody replied on 2025-11-22

In the image I circled in red, the stem of the leaf is starting to break

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ldKvKSZQiDV8Rjdwe6SEilb4RuGwy17a2PGVUaLpVdU/DLSROugZQZ6mEwL6yLRJeg.webp?size=large)

### Romi commented on 2025-11-21

Yeah this happens to me when I don’t have a humidifier running in my plant room. These guys (and most other rainforest plants) really depend on the moisture in the air to help the new leaves safely emerge from their little safety flap. Otherwise they get stuck in there. I’ve snapped many baby leaves trying to break them out of their flaps.

#### Melody replied on 2025-11-22

Ok thank you! Right now there is a humidifier maybe 10 feet away I’ll move it closer

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