Genus: Zamioculcas

Genus

Zamioculcas

This plant a hard plant to kill if not over watered. It doesn't like allot of water.

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Watering

Porche please let the soil dry out completely in between watering.

Porche this genus stores water in its stem making it drought tolerant.

Porche let access water drain from the pot over a sink or tub, toss excess water from drip trey or pot container.

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Soil

Use standard well draining indoor potting soil.

If you are a particular individual (Porche of the Williams family) who's inclined to over water, use a very well draining chunky aroid soil mix to compensate.

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Lighting

This genus can live in low indoor lighting, but thrives in bright indirect light.

The bighter the light the lighter the leaves will grow, the lower the light the darker the leaves grow.

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Fertilizing

Fertilize the soil after a year.

Species of

Zamioculcas

Z. Zamiifolia

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Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant, and is native to eastern Africa, including Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

Kingdom

Plantae

Family

Araceae

Sub-family

Zamioculcadoideae

Order

Alismatales

Clade

Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Monocots

Native To

Eastern Africa, including Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.