Height: 3 feet
Spread: 3 feet
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 9
Other Names: Eternity Plant
Description:
A popular foliage plant that has proved itself to be durable, handling low light, drought, and abuse; attractive, glossy green oval leaves arranged in pairs along the stems; a perfect accent plant for containers or the landscape
Ornamental Features
ZZ Plant's attractive glossy oval pinnately compound leaves remain dark green in color throughout the year on a plant with a round habit of growth.
Landscape Attributes
ZZ Plant is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a more or less rounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.
ZZ Plant is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
Planting & Growing
ZZ Plant will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to dry locations, and dislikes excessive moisture. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This species is not originally from North America, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by cuttings.
