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Zamioculcas
Also called ZZ plant
Zamioculcas is a genus with one species, Zamioculcas zamiifolia, known as the ZZ plant, a tough tropical perennial from eastern Africa grown mainly for its glossy foliage. It thrives on neglect: let the soil dry out fully between waterings and keep it out of direct sun.
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. Its common names include Zanzibar gem, Zuzu plant, emerald palm, ZZ plant, aroid palm and eternity plant. It is commonly grown as a houseplant, mainly because it has attractive glossy foliage and is easy to care for. Zamioculcas zamiifolia is winter-hardy in USDA Zones 9 and 10.
It is cultivated as a houseplant. Dutch nurseries began wide-scale commercial propagation of the plant around 1996.
It is native to Kenya, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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