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ZZ Plant in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

 

ZZ Plant

The leaves of the ZZ Plant (also called Zanzibar Gem) are shiny green, grow upright along the stem. It is a slow-growing plant, but is a plant which requires little care, needing, as it does, fairly low light and regular, but light, watering.

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plant Features
  • ZZ Plant likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • ZZ Plant likes very little water

    Very little water

  • ZZ Plant is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • ZZ Plant likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

ZZ Plant

Latin name

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

type

Perennial

family

Araceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    ZZ Plant likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    ZZ Plant is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    ZZ Plant likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    ZZ Plant likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown ZZ Plant is 0.30meters x 0.70meters 0.30 M 0.70 M

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

The leaves of the ZZ Plant (also called Zanzibar Gem) are shiny green, grow upright along the stem. It is a slow-growing plant, but is a plant which requires little care, needing, as it does, fairly low light and regular, but light, watering.


Propagation

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Zamioculcas zamiifolia may be propagated by leaf cuttings: typically, the lower ends of detached leaves are inserted into a moist gritty compost and the pot enclosed in a polythene bag. Though the leaves may well decay, succulent bulb-like structures should form in the compost and these may be potted up to produce new plants. The process may take upwards of one year. It propagates easily but develops slowly.

 

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Unless propagating from a cutting, puchase young plants in pots. ZZ’s do not need any special type of potting soil or potting mix. Any well draining soil recommended for house plants will work. Keep the plant away from any hot direct afternoon sun as the plant can burn. Good bright filtered afternoon sun would work well.

 
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