Long Awaited Update

 Happy Wednesday! It has been quite a while since I posted. It has been approximately a year and a half. A lot has transpired since then. Spring is slowly approaching now and the days are slowly getting longer. Here is my zz plant (Zamioculcas Zamiifolia) when I first purchased it in June of 2020:

This was a plant that was pushed to the side on the shelf at the hardware store. It was one of a kind as I did not see any others like it. I brought it to the register as I was interested in purchasing, however there was not a price included. The cashier ended up creating a price of

$6.00 which was great in my opinion. The photo above was when I first brought it home. I did notice that the plant was severely root-bound as the root system was bursting out of the growers planter. I found a roomy 6'' light blue planter and repotted:

It was a lot happier and its root system was not stressed any longer. On the right side of the zz plant is a propagation that I grew from a few zz leaves originally planted 2 years ago in March 2019. This was my very first attempt with propagating zz plants and it has been successful. I am sure that it will need to be repotted soon so I am looking to have this completed soon.

Here is a photo of the larger zz plant in late December 2020 below:

From my experience, these seem to be winter growers as numerous new shoots. The entire duration that I have had this plant, it has been in near an east facing winder that receives direct sun in the morning and indirect light in the afternoon. This plant seems to love this lighting exposure. In terms of light, these can be happy in a west, south, or even north facing window as well. Below is a photo from this month, March 2021:

The new growth that began back in December 2020 has completed unfurling all of the new leaves. As each new stem matures, it transitions from chartreuse to a deep green like the older growth. Over the winder, I have watered both zz plants sparingly, once every 2-3 weeks. As it is now spring, watering's will be more frequent. These are very adaptable and easy plants. I would like to add some rare varieties like the raven to my collection. Hopefully I will come across one. Thank you all for reading! Next post will be coming soon!