ZZ makes a great room accent and practically thrives on neglect. This is the only species in the Zamioculcas genus, and worth adding to your collection. The Aroid family has given us more dependable house plants than any other group and Zamioculcas zamiifolia is no exception. When it needs water again you'll easily be able to discern the difference in heft.Give ZZ indirect light and infrequent watering. Imagine talking to an alien incapable of producing sound for communication. They need periods of darkness to 'reset' or they die. If there is a problem, well they can actually poison or kill animals to reduce the damage to their photosynthetic growth they need at least at a minimum to produce their own food. They try to communicate with animals and work with/evolve with animals creating symbiotic relationships. Amazing life forms.they actually communicate via chemistry, some dance to music, they learn and remember. Plants are more alien to us than a real alien. No one is born knowing how to take care of plants. Needs a new pot with decent drainage, clay is best. Ignoring this plant is probably the best management. They say 3 or 4 times but only do 1 or 2 times for the entire year. It is extended release and for this plant once maybe twice per year this fertilizer should be applied. This plant likes to fill the soil with roots before any energy gets put into new top growth. The size of the next pot should be no larger than 2" in diameter. No rock or gravel at the bottom beneath the soil and above the drainage hole. Only use sterilized potting soil for plants in pots. Raise the bottom of the pot off the surface of its saucer to allow better drainage and always dump the water out of the saucer. You could transplant this plant but do it in a heavy clay pot. The ZZ plant? Your pot has a built in saucer that holds the water and could easily cause root rot. Maybe I'm just over-paranoid about sending another plant to its grave, but is this something I've caused? Can I fix it? I don't want Sir Leaflets to go the way of his ancestors. I am, in short, just about the worst plant-caretaker. Then I flood it with half a waterbottle every couple of weeks when it occurs to me. I water it when I remember, which isn't nearly often enough and the soil is frequently too dry. It sits in my room and gets nearly direct sun for about 2-4 hours a day (there's a house right outside so I get half-sun over their roof), and indirect sun for another 6-8 or so. The spots are on nearly every stem, are not raised and don't seem to be affecting the leaves. It's sturdy, the leaves are waxy, and the black spots on the stems are just as strong as the surrounding growth no mushiness or anything. It's a Zamioculcas, and in the eight months or so that I've had it it's nearly doubled in height and has all sorts of new growth. Sir Leaflet's been doing surprisingly okay under my near-total negligence, but recently the stems have started developing these darker patches and I'm worried I'm about to send another plant to plant-heaven. I'm not sure what the logic is, but it was branded as a Tough Plant so I guess she figured I couldn't kill it. I am a notorious plant-killer, so my mom bought me a plant.
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