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The ZZ plant is an excellent low-maintenance indoor plant, known as Zamioculcas Zamiifolia. Choose from different-sized potted ZZ Plants to suit your space and personal needs. Make the perfect corporate gift with this auspicious ZiZi plant or bring joy to a loved one!
Our ZZ plant is the ideal choice for inexperienced plant parents, too. They thrive in any environment and can go for weeks without watering.Â
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ZZ Plant Care Guide & Presentation
This plant prefers low to medium light.
Allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings.
This plant doesn't require any extra humidity.
Avoid fluctuations in temperature keeping them away from drafts.
Outside: Grow in filtered morning light where nights are above 50°F.
Indoors: This plant prefers bright, to medium indirect light but can tolerate low light conditions.
ZZ plants grow slowly. Therefore, they don't need a lot of fertilizer. Apply a balanced fertilizer in the early spring and summer at half strength.
When receiving the plant, do not repot immediately but wait at least 6-8 months or if the roots are beginning to get crowded and growing through the drainage holes.
Repot in the spring, using a 2" bigger pot. (Too big of a pot could cause the soil to dry slower, which is not helpful.) Use a well-draining indoor potting mix with perlite to help with drainage.
Water your plant in the old pot before transferring over and let sit an hour.
Place a piece of screening at the bottom of the container over the drainage hole to secure the soil and allow to drain. Add soil to the bottom to elevate the rhizomes that mimic potatoes. Lift the plant and release the roots against the existing planter. Use a clean knife or garden trowel to wedge between the pot and the soil to loosen.
Inspect the rhizomes. Notice if there are any dead or rot and trim off with sterile pruners. If the plant is rootbound, separate the roots and rhizomes if you wish to make more plants. If not, remove any weak leaves off the plant to help revitalize their energy.
Ensure the plant is sitting about 1" below the edge of the pot to avoid water spillage. Add more soil and backfill around the sides by tamping down. Fill up to the soil line but not over.
Water thoroughly, leaving the soil damp but not soggy. If settling occurs, add more soil.
When yellowing leaves occur throughout the season on mature plants, remove them. If stems become too arched or heavy, prune back as needed. To clean, shower them with filtered water or non-fluoridated water.
Indoors: Propagate and divide ZZ plants in the early spring when emerging from dormancy.
Pull from the container and brush or wash away the soil carefully around the rhizomes. Carefully divide and repot in a rich, indoor potting soil mix.
Use a container that has drainage and is deep enough for the roots to have room to grow.
Set in medium to bright, indirect sunlight while they are rooting.
Check the moisture and humidity each day and add misting to keep the soil moist while the roots establish.
After 6-8 weeks, roots will begin to establish. You can tug onto the stem to ensure the roots are anchoring well.
Outdoors:
Carefully loosen the soil and dig the roots up and separate the plant in new locations in your garden.
Add rich, damp, and loamy soil in a filtered morning sun location.
Water with filtered or rain water at the soil level.
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ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas Zamiifolia): Overview
The ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is one of the most low-maintenance houseplants, making it perfect for beginners. These resilient beauties belong to the Araceae family and originate from eastern Africa. They grow in tropical regions from Kenya to South Africa. You can grow this hardy plant outdoors in warm climate zones, where night temperatures don’t fall below 50°F.
The ZZ plant prefers medium to low light, adapting to various growing conditions. This otherwise perfect houseplant is toxic to pets when ingested because of the calcium oxalate contained in its leaves. With its prolific growth and endurance, the ZZ plant symbolizes good luck and success, making it the perfect plant gift.
Several Zamioculcas Zamiifolia plant varieties exist, including the Black Raven ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Black Raven'), with its mysterious purplish-black leaves, or the yellow-leaf Chameleon ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Chameleon').
ZZ Plant: Benefits
- Removes toxins from the air, making it one of the best air-purifying plants
- Good luck plant in Feng Shui because of its associations with success and prosperity
- Top choice for interior decoration due to its aesthetic beauty and elegance
- Reduces stress and improves concentration
ZZ Plant: Common Names
- Aroid Palm
- Eternity Plant
- Zanzibar Gem
- Emerald Palm
- Zuzu Plant
- Fortune Tree
ZZ Plant Care Guide
ZZ plants have a reputation for thriving on neglect, and they justifiably take center stage on nearly all lists of easy-care houseplants. Here are several ZZ Plant care tips to bear in mind when growing your gorgeous plant:
Watering
The ZZ plant stores water in its underground tubers to cope with drought, typical for its natural habitat. That’s why your plant doesn’t need frequent watering. Allow the soil to dry before you water your ZZ plant, or resort to our new smart watering options for ease of care.
Light, Temperature, and Humidity
Your Zamioculcas plant can adapt to various light conditions, but it prefers low to medium light. Your plant will also appreciate stable warm temperatures from 65°F to 70°F. Please keep it away from cold drafts. The ZZ plant doesn’t need any extra humidity.
Soil, Repotting, Propagation, and Fertilizing
Choosing the right soil type for your plant is part of the essential Zamioculcas Zamiifolia care. Your plant needs well-draining soil that won’t get soggy. You can add some perlite to enhance drainage. You would typically need to repot your ZZ plant about once every two years. Choose a pot about 2 inches larger than the previous one. If you want to propagate your ZZ plant, carefully divide the rhizomes. ZZ plants don’t require a lot of fertilizer. To feed your plant, use a balanced fertilizer at half strength at the beginning of the growing season to encourage the growth of new leaves.
Pruning, Cleaning, and Common Issues
You may need to prune a large ZZ plant to remove damaged or wilted leaves or to cut back stems that have become too heavy to remain upright. Wipe its leaves with a slightly damp cloth to remove dust. One of the ZZ plant's benefits is that it is usually unaffected by common houseplant pests. The most common problem with Zamioculcas plants is overwatering, which leads to root rot and leaf issues.
ZZ Plant: Placement, Companion & Alternative Plants
The classy ZZ plant will easily add an elegant note to any area, whether you grow it outdoors on your porch in zones 9/10 or as a spectacular and undemanding indoor plant.
Best Locations & Uses
- Great plant for bedrooms because of its stress-relieving and air-purifying properties
- An ideal low-maintenance office plant that can grow in low or artificial light in places with low humidity
- A perfect plant for beginners because it requires minimal care
- Excellent choice for plant lovers with no pets
- Ideal plant for placing in the southeastern corner of your home to invite prosperous energy into your home, according to Feng Shui
Companion Plants
You can group your ZZ plant with other low-light plants or match it with a few tropical beauties to create a mood-enhancing corner for relaxation or meditation.
- Philodendron Vine (Philodendron hederaceum 'Lemon Lime'): The charming, variegated Philodendron Vine is an inexhaustible climber that will grow cascades of trailing vines sometimes reaching the floor.
- Futura Superba Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Superba'): Easy-care and robust, the Futura Superba Snake Plant stands out with its gorgeously patterned sword-like leaves.
- Split Leaf Philodendron (Monstera deliciosa): Another very popular houseplant, the Split Leaf Philodendron brings the atmosphere of the lush jungle into your home with its glossy, vivid green leaves.
Alternative Plants
Since ZZ plants are toxic for pets, you may choose a pet-friendly plant variety if you are a pet owner. Not only are these plants gorgeous, but they’re also entirely safe for your cat or dog:
- Neanthe Bella Palm (Chamaedorea elegans): A great air-purifying plant that thrives in low light, the Neanthe Bella Palm is both easy to care for and pet-safe.
- Money Tree Plant (Pachira aquatica): The pet-friendly and resilient Money Tree Plant is also one of the most popular Feng Shui plants.
- Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia obtusifolia): The non-toxic Baby Rubber Plant sports adorable, glossy green leaves and can be grown in baskets.
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