What it is
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is in the Araceae (Arum) family. Glossy and tough enough for a dark office corner - stores water in fat rhizomes and forgives neglect.
How to grow it
It wants low to bright indirect, water it very low, and give it any potting mix soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-7.0. Space plants about Pot apart. Expect roughly Slow; leaf cuttings. Tender houseplant.
How it's used
ZZ Plant is used: houseplant.
🔎 How to identify it
- Glossy dark waxy leaflets
- Upright arching stems
- Potato-like rhizome
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.