Care for Your ZZ Plant House Plant
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Learn how to care for ZZ Plant. The Zamioculcas zamifolia is a recent newcomer to the interior landscape industry in the U.S. I believe the ZZ Plant, the common name for Zamioculcas zamifolia, first started being used widely in the interior landscape industry about 10 years ago. Since then, the ZZ Plant has become quite popular and many people bring their own ZZ Plants to the office to adorn their desks and cubicles.
How to Care for ZZ Plant
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I have cared for many ZZ Plants on commercial interior landscape accounts and have found the ZZ Plant to be an easy care plant. While you can keep a ZZ Plant in low to bright light situations, I would recommend placing your Zamioculcas as near to a large window as you can. Avoid hot direct sun but some morning sun will not hurt the ZZ Plant. The best looking ZZ Plants under my care were always fairly close to a window and often had additional light from the fluorescent office lighting, too.
If you want to keep your ZZ Plant looking full and healthy, I would advise against putting it in low light. Doing so will eventually result in a weak plant. No direct sun needed for the ZZ Plant but definitely place your plant in bright light, whether natural or artificial.
Now widely used in interior landscaping, the ZZ Plant also makes a great house plant. I have not seen many ZZ Plants available at the corner store and if you cannot find one of these plants locally, you might try contacting an interior landscaping company in your area. They may be willing to order plants for individuals unable to find certain plants at retailers.
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ZZ Plant Care
How To Water
Watering ZZ Plant - ZZ plant should be allowed to dry completely if kept in a low light location. If placed in bright light, allow potting mix to dry down about one half the depth of the pot spring through summer. Reduce water in the fall and winter. Please see section on watering your house plants and lighting for your house plants for more information on the two most important parts of house plant care. The water your plant needs is very relative to the available light and to the size and health of your ZZ house plant.
ZZ Plant Care
Light
For a healthy plant that stays full, you need to keep your ZZ Plant growing. Light is the limiting factor in plant growth. Placing your ZZ Plant in bright, indirect light is best for good plant growth. Some morning sun will not hurt it but do avoid hot, direct sun. A location near a large window or a shaded spot in a sunroom would be ideal.
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Other Care Tips
Your ZZ Plant should be checked once a week. Check the soil for moisture and water only if needed. Using a moisture meter made for house plants can help you better decide if your ZZ Plant needs watering.
Turn your ZZ Plant each time you check for water needs. Turning the plant half a turn each week will keep the plant growing evenly. Remove any leaves or stems that are yellow, brown, or any parts that have died. Wipe the leaves with a clean, dry cloth to remove any dust that has accumulated.
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During spring and summer you can feed your ZZ Plant with an all-purpose, water soluble house plant food. Use a water soluble plant food that you add to the water in your watering bucket. Using once a month should be enough. More is not better with plant fertilizer as over use can damage the roots of your house plant. That damage will eventually show up on the foliage and flowers of your house plant.
The ZZ Plant is not especially prone to insect problems but any plant can have insect problems. Mealy bugs would be the most likely problem but keep an eye out for anything that is not normal plant tissue. Plants can have aphids, mealy bugs, mites, scale, and more. Watch for any problems and address immediately if you find any type of insect.
It is best to quarantine any new additions to your house plant family for a few weeks just to be sure there are not any insects that were not noticed at first. Wash down your new house plant with a mixture of water and mild dish detergent. I like to add a few drops of Eucalyptus essential oil or Orange essential oil to my house plant cleaning solution.
Apply to top and lower leaf and stem surfaces of your house plants, being careful not to saturate the soil. You can clean by hand or use a spray bottle to apply your house plant cleaning solution. I use a sponge moistened with my cleaning solution to gently wipe the top and lower leaf surfaces. Cleaning of your house plants should be a regular part of your house plant care. Never apply anything to the foliage of your plant while it is in the sun or when the soil is dry. Water first and move to a shady location.
Propagating Your ZZ Plant
You can grow more plants from your plant by dividing the root mass of your ZZ Plant and planting each separate part into new pots. You can also grow new plants from stem cuttings. This will take much longer to produce a new plant so if you are in a hurry, divide the plant and repot each part.
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