Conjoined leaves

[Kamu]

Hello everyone!
I have a 3 year old mini phalaenopsis that my mom gave me that has produced conjoined leaves. (See photos) They are currently a little over an inch long and I’m just not sure what to do about it. It seems to be a relatively happy orchid, currently producing its 4 spike with well over 16 buds on a main spike with 2 offshoots. So the question is what to do about the conjoined leaves. My concern is if I leave it, it will not be able to produce other leaves. Do I try to split it to give room for the next set to grow? Has anyone else encountered this issue? I’m happy to leave it to see how it grows, but I just thought I’d ask.
Many thanks for any input and advice.
Ka

[Dusty Ol' Man]

I'm not an expert, but I'd leave it to see what it does. It looks like the previous leaves developed normally. It won't hurt anything to do nothing.

[Kamu]

Thank you. I was mostly curious if anyone had a similar experience as I tried to search it and came up with nothing. It will be interesting to see how it grows out.

[aliceinwl]

I have one that put out a leaf fused into a tube. After that it stopped pushing leaves from the crown and shot off a side growth instead. It didn’t seem to miss a beat despite the change in growth.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Kamu

So the question is what to do about the conjoined leaves. My concern is if I leave it, it will not be able to produce other leaves. Do I try to split it to give room for the next set to grow?

I haven't come across that situation before. But I wouldn't consider it an 'issue'.

I think that new sprouts will just develop in future. And nothing that is already a part of the orchid will get in the way.

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Plants occasionally put out parts that didn't develop normally. It usually doesn't happen again.