ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
About it
- Kind
- Foliage · Perennial
- Family
- Araceae
- Mature size
- to 3 ft × 3 ft
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 9–10
- Sun
- Part shade
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 8 in
- Water
- About every 14 days
ⓘ We don't know this plant's soil pH and feeding needs yet.
When to plant
We don't have planting times for ZZ Plant yet.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for ZZ Plant yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the leaves; toxic principle: calcium oxalate
- Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the leaves; toxic principle: calcium oxalate
- Horses No information in our sources
- Children No information in our sources
If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for ZZ Plant yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- category NC State Extension ↗
- climate requirement NC State Extension ↗
- edible NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Plant Type: Poisonous
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Lodd. et al.) Engl.
- growth rate NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Growth Rate: Slow
- life cycle NC State Extension ↗
- mature height in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 2 ft - 4 ft; midpoint
- mature spread in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 2 ft - 4 ft; midpoint
- min soil depth in NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18: a rhizomatous plant of this size wants the deeper end of the 6-8 in range
- space requirement NC State Extension ↗ From mature width; rows equal plants
- species NC State Extension ↗
- sunlight NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox lists Partial shade and Full shade
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog from the page's "Problem for" listing. Severity, parts and principle are the page's poison characteristics for the whole plant.
- water frequency days NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18: "allow the potting mix to dry out before watering again" for a plant of this kind; the chapter publishes no interval, so fourteen days is how often the app asks the gardener to check, not a published figure