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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Zanzibar Gem or ZZ Plant.
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Apart from "why is my lemon tree sick", I'm often asked "why is my indoor plant struggling?".
Nine times out of ten the problem will be with either too much or too little water. Well, a Zanzibar Gem will thrive on neglect, only needing water every 2-3 weeks, perfect someone new to indoor plants.
The one above in my bathroom went 4-weeks between watering. Can't ask for more than that! |
I rescued a ZZ from my client, it had been delivered by a florist, but was planted in a vase, so had no drain holes, after a couple of months of sitting in a swamp it was pretty sick looking. I took it home, drilled holes in the bottom of it, now it’s hunky dory.
Some people aren’t very smart when it comes to indoors, once I arrived at the same client and a $400 indoor raphis palm is sitting outside in a 35 deg day, “just to get some sun” 😱
