wetting spikes

[FinnBar]

I returned from the holidays to find a pleasant surprise:
my Haraella odorata had initiated a spike!

now...i'm not suppose to get the spike wet am I?
i'm used to watering the mount by soaking it upside down. if i now switch to misting, how careful should i be?

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[Ross]

I either spray mine from a hand sprayer or totally submerge them, spikes and all. Mine are constantly in spike/blossom and I see no adverse effects. I have heard that wetting the blossoms will get rid of the fragrance, but mine never have exhibited any fragrance I can detect. I know it's not my nose because the faint fragrance of Cischweinfia sheehanae is very obvious to me.

[FinnBar]

Thanks Ross. I remembered you saying that about blossoms but wasn't sure whether that would apply to spikes.

[Pals]

Mine has been in flower for sometime now, it seems similar to Psychopsis in that it keeps putting out flower after flower. It has grown 2 spikes within a year, the first spike putting out a few more flowers after I thought it had finished.
It's a small compact plant so unless you are very careful, you can't help getting spikes or flowers wet, I do this and they have come to no harm. Mine are grown warm and low light.

Pals