How much does a potted ZZ plant cost these days?

The ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia), also known as the aroid palm, Zanzibar gem and eternity plant, is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant of the genus Zamioculcas in the family Araceae, native to the tropical savanna climate zones of eastern Africa with relatively low rainfall; it has very high ornamental value, helps purify indoor air, and symbolizes bringing in wealth and prosperity. Now let us take a look at how much a potted ZZ plant costs!

ZZ Plant Potted Price List

Note: The ZZ plant is a well-known indoor foliage plant, and the price of its potted specimens is mainly determined by factors such as plant size, number of plants and sales market. The prices above are for reference only; please rely on the actual price when purchasing.

ZZ Plant Propagation Methods

1. Cuttings: ZZ plant cuttings can use a single small leaflet, a section of leaf rachis with 2 leaflets, or a section of leaf rachis alone. Cuttings of leaf rachis with leaflets root quickly and have a high sprouting rate, and more easily form larger tubers.

2. Division: To divide a ZZ plant, take the large plant out of its pot, shake off most of the old soil, pull it apart at the weak points where the tubers join, apply sulfur powder or plant ash to the wounds, and pot them up separately.

3. Leaf cuttings: ZZ plant leaves root easily in a substrate. You can cut leaflets of different maturity, or two leaflets with the entire petiole, or a single leaf with the entire petiole, and insert them into a clean river-sand bed, or insert them directly into substrates such as peat.

How to Grow the ZZ Plant

1. Temperature: The ZZ plant likes warm, hot environments with small average annual temperature fluctuations. The suitable growing temperature is 20-32°C. When summer temperatures reach above 35°C, measures such as covering with black shade netting and spraying water around the surrounding environment should be used to cool it down; in winter the temperature should be kept between 8-10°C for greater safety.

2. Light: The ZZ plant likes light and also has fairly strong tolerance of shade, but it dislikes direct strong light. In particular, avoid the scorching sun after long rain at the end of spring and beginning of summer, as well as the 5-6 hours of unshaded strong light around midday in summer, otherwise the newly emerging tender leaves are very easily sunburned.

3. Water: The ZZ plant has fairly strong drought tolerance, so it is best to keep the potting soil slightly moist and on the dry side, though occasionally overwatering or overfeeding with water and fertilizer will not necessarily cause root rot. In winter, be sure to spray water on the leaf surfaces and the surrounding environment so that the relative air humidity reaches above 50%.

4. Soil: The ZZ plant requires soil with good permeability; it is common to mix peat, coarse sand or rinsed coal cinder with a small amount of garden soil, and adjust the pH to between 6-6.5 so that it is slightly acidic. During the growing season, observe its growth to decide whether repotting or changing the soil is needed.

5. Fertilizing: Besides adding an appropriate amount of composted cake fertilizer or a multi-element slow-release compound fertilizer to the growing substrate, during the growing season you can apply 2-3 times a month a mixture of 0.2% urea plus 0.1% monopotassium phosphate. Once the temperature drops below 15°C, all forms of topdressing should be stopped.

ZZ Plant Disease Control

1. Brown spot disease

[Symptoms] Brown spot disease occurs easily under conditions of high temperature and high humidity with poor ventilation. It mostly occurs on the leaves; the spots are nearly round, grayish brown to yellowish brown, with a slightly darker color at the edges.

[Control] At the early stage of the disease, spray the leaves with 600 times dilution of 50% carbendazim wettable powder or 500 times dilution of 40% chlorothalonil suspension concentrate, once every 10 days, for 3 to 4 times in a row.

2. Southern blight

[Symptoms] The affected parts first appear water-soaked, yellowish brown to reddish brown wet rot; the center of the lesion is slightly sunken with a distinct edge. In severe cases the whole plant is affected, causing the aboveground stems and leaves to wilt and die.

[Control] Remove diseased plants promptly when found, pay attention to rain-sheltered cultivation, and at the early stage of the disease spray or drench the substrate surface with agents such as Genyouyou, Huilv and chlorothalonil for control.

3. Scale insects

[Symptoms] In environments with poor ventilation and insufficient light, the leaves are easily damaged by the piercing and sucking of scale insects.

[Control] For small-scale growing, transparent tape can be used to stick off the insects, or a damp cloth can be used to wipe away the live insects. For commercial cultivation, spray 1000 times dilution of 20% buprofezin wettable powder during the peak hatching period of the nymphs.