Showing posts with label Arum Fern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arum Fern. Show all posts

Monday, October 12, 2009

Hope good luck follows each flowering

Zamioculcas zamiifolia
[Zed Zed Plant, Aroid Palm, Arum Fern, ZZ Plant, Fat Boy, Eternity Plant]
Origin: Zanzibar, Tanzania

ZZ plants will adapt to nearly any lighting condition except total darkness. The ZZ plant requires very little because the plant grows from a large tuber similar to a potato that stores water every time the plant is watered. This tuber acts like a little reservoir giving up its water as the plant needs it. With this in mind let the soil dry down completely between waterings. Then water thoroughly all the way around the plant allowing plenty of water to run from the drain holes into the drip tray. If the ZZ plant has not taken up the excess water in the drip tray within a couple of hours it should be remove to help prevent root rot.
ZZ plants are easy to propagate. Simply remove the plant from the pot and break the tubers away from each other. Replant the tubers in any good well drained houseplant potting soil. Water in the transplants and set them in bright indirect light. A even simplier method is shared in my previous post.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

More and more good luck

Zamioculcas zamiifolia
[Zed Zed Plant, ZZ Plant, Aroid Palm, Arum Fern, Money Plant]
Origin: East Africa ( Zanzibar & Tanzania)
Due to its toleration of low light, low water and a certain degree of neglect, this hardy plant will absolutely make a fine houseplant withI beautiful foliage of glossy, shiny leaves. It loves shady location, with filtered sunlight to produce nice shiny dark green leaves.

In the wild, natural propagation can be done from the seeds of the plant but commercially, the plant can either be propagated by leaf cutting (which really take a long period of time to root) or from the separation of the bulblets that can be found at the roots. We used stem cutting, and have successfully propagated these easily.

There is a mythical belief among Chinese that if the plant starts to produce flowers, it actually will bring good luck to the owner. Well, I certainly hope so!!