does anyone know what the spike growing out of the top of my sago is? it hasn't done much but get taller. the curly things on the side of it look almost like fern fronds before they unfurl, but they don't ever open (it's been that way for about 2 months now)

Your sago seems to be in insufficient light. The spike thing is nothing but new leaves-because of the low light, they are stretching up to whatever light they can get.

second what preciousgreen says -- I had the same thing happen to me last year.

I cut off two long and ridiculously bendy ones, and got three new better behaved ones starting within two weeks. they grow fast, too!

I had mine in an indirect medium light outside location that got a spot of morning sun, shade after about 10am, but that's because I couldn't get the light indoors.

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