#Caring for a cardboard zigzag plant how to

These spots are not harmful, but rather, they're a sign that you should move your ZZ plant to a darker spot. ZZ plants are low-light plants, giving them too much light, or even direct sunlight could cause black spots to show up on the stems. Brown stems and/or black spots on your ZZ plant Established stems won't grow towards the light anymore. This is only necessary when a new stem is growing. This way, you'll make sure your ZZ plant grows straight.

You can help your ZZ plant to grow straight by rotating it 90 degrees every week. If you've got a very obvious light source, like a window close by, your ZZ plant will grow towards this light. Rotating a ZZ plantĪs we've described in the previous paragraph, ZZ plants tend to grow towards the light. At this point, you can move it back to the low-light location if you want to. This is why it's important to give growing ZZ plants a brighter spot until the stem has fully grown. This doesn't look very nice and the leaves will stay light green for a long time. If it doesn't get enough sunlight, the new stem will become long, with the leaves far apart. When it's growing a new stem, it will try to grow towards the light. If you've taken care of succulents, you'll know what happens when they don't get enough sunlight: they will try to grow towards the light and stretch themselves out. If your ZZ plant starts to grow a new stem, like in the photo below, it's important to move it to a brighter spot temporarily. If you don't give it enough sunlight, it'll do just fine, but it won't grow any bigger. Your ZZ plant, like almost every other plant, needs light to grow. There is a little caveat to keeping your ZZ plants in a low-light place, which is that growth of new stems will come to a crawl. The ZZ plants in the photo below have been in a dark room that doesn't get any direct sunlight, only indirect sunlight through open doors, for more than a year and they're in perfect health. The Zamioculcas Zamiifolia, like we've gone over before, thrives in low-light places. If you need more help with this, you can look at 'How to rescue a plant from overwatering'. Then it's best to wait for another few weeks before watering your plant again. If you've recently watered your ZZ plant, it has probably been overwatered and you should drain the excess water and let the soil dry completely. If you haven't watered your ZZ plant for at least a month, it's probably thirsty and watering will resolve the wrinkles. When you see your ZZ plant get wrinkled stems, it can mean two things: Your ZZ plant is thirsty, or it has been overwatered. The plant can easily recover from being under-watered, but overwatering is harmful. This is why it's best to water your ZZ plant a maximum of once per month. The ZZ plant is very sensitive to overwatering and when it does happen, the weaker stems will die. When you overwater your plant, the leaves on your ZZ plant will turn yellow, the stem will become wrinkled, and turn brown. When it starts to grow a stem, you should help it grow the stem by watering it a little more often. If your ZZ plant is not growing a new stem with leaves, you can skip on watering your ZZ plant for 2 months without a problem.

The ZZ plant thrives when you forget to water it for weeks, sometimes months. This means you won't have to water your ZZ plant very often. This bulb, along with the thick stems, stores a lot of moisture. Watering your ZZ plantĪ ZZ plant grows from a big bulb, called a rhizome, which resembles a potato. Let's get into those things, so you can get back to taking care of your ZZ plant. Taking care of a ZZ plant is quite easy, but there are a few things that you should keep in mind. In this guide, we'll go over some of the most important aspects of taking care for a ZZ plant. If you're someone that forgets to water plants often, this is a great plant for you. The Zamioculcas Zamiifolia, also known as the ZZ plant, is a low maintenance plant that's perfect for low-light places.

#Caring for a cardboard zigzag plant how to

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