ZZ Plant - Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Light & Temperature
ZZ plants do best in bright to moderate, indirect light, but will do fine in extremely low levels of light. This plant makes an ideal plant for a window-less office or bathroom where it will only receive small amounts of fluorescent light. While ZZ plants can take direct light, you may see some scalding on the leaves if it is left in direct light. Additionally, curling leaves, yellowing, and leaning can all be an indication of too much light.
Watering
ZZ plant care starts with a lack of care. In fact, ZZ plants will do better if you leave them alone. Much like cacti, they need less rather than more water. Water the plant only when the soil has dried out. The rare way you can kill this plant is to over water it. ZZ plant turning yellow means that it is getting too much water and its underground rhizomes may be rotting. So, if you remember nothing else about caring for a ZZ plant, just remember to forget to water it. It can survive months without water, but will grow faster if watered somewhat regularly.
Fertilization
ZZ plant luckily doesn’t need any special type of potting soil: any well-drained potting soil will do. As for feeding, ZZ plants are happy without fertilizer, but if you would like, you can apply a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer (20-20-20) once a month when watering.
Repotting ZZ Plant
Propagating ZZ Plant
Plant Care Tips
ZZ plants have very few insect or disease problems. The most common problem is brown scale insects on their foliage. These pests can be removed with rubbing alcohol and cotton balls or swabs.
Pruning – Cut away leaflets that are turning yellow near the base of a stem. Once a stem has grown much longer than all other stems you can remove that stem or cut it to size at the tip. The problem with cutting it to size at the tip is it can look quite odd, so removing it completely might be the best option.
Lower leaves turning yellow – A small number of lower leaves turning yellow and falling is quite normal. If many leaves are turning yellow – check that you’re not overwatering.
Leaf tips turning brown – The cause is likely to be dry air and low humidity. Misting the leaves can help improve humidity.
Leaves turning brown – Overwatering is the most common cause here, especially if the leaflet feels a bit damp and not dry.
Our Favourable Aspects
- Potting Mixture: It’s a mixture of appropriate amounts of soil, cocopeat & organic vermicompost. Provides best environment to the plant’s roots. It also contains slow-release Fertilizer which gives nutrients to the plants every time it is watered for 6 months.
- Packaging: Plant is secured in a good quality cardboard packaging. Inner Box holds the potted plant in place so that any movement during transit does not affect the plant. Outer box has slits which allow the plant to breathe freely during transit.
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