Question - Orchid Supports

[WhiteRabbit]

I stake the spikes for a couple of reasons -

First - when growing in a window sill the spikes keep growing towards the window and keep growing - can only move them so far away from window lol

second - to help prevent me from breaking spikes while moving plant around for watering

third - I had a lovely long spike on an onc intergeneric that I let grow as it will - when blooms opened the spike was heavy and whole plant - pot and all was tipping - even putting it in another pot
was difficult to water without getting water on blooms
and was very afraid of breaking the spike

I love the look when spikes are allowed to grow any which way - but its just not very practical for me