Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions

From: Thomas.Croat at mobot.org (Tom Croat) on 2007.08.03 at 21:00:31(16063) Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom +More Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070803/f1a5d939/attachment.htm

From: Steve at ExoticRainforest.com (ExoticRainforest) on 2007.08.03 at 21:24:58(16065) Tom, my daughter gave me one about two years ago. I read everything i could find and according to what I can locate Zamioculcas zamiifolia enjoys drier arid conditions. Supposedly, it likes water in the rainy season and little moisture during the dry season. That just didn't fit into the way I grow aroids in my tropical atrium, so I just planted it! In fact, it is just feet away from my large Anthurium regale. The plant is watered as often as all the other tropical aroids and does just fine! It is in very loose soil with lots of sand added. But other than that, we don't do anything special. To be honest, I wasn't crazy about the thing. But my daughter read it was an aroid so she got it for me. It may eventually not survive, but for several years it has tolerated my "tropical conditions" well. Steve Lucas +More www.ExoticRainforest.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Croat To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 4:00 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070803/e425a011/attachment-0001.htm

From: Riley2362 at aol.com (Riley2362 at aol.com) on 2007.08.03 at 21:36:05(16067) Hi Tom, I grow both forms of Zamioculcas zamiifolia, or is Z. lancifolia now considered a distinct species? They both grow in plain old potting soil that I let get almost dry between waterings, in East-facing windows with good morning sun. Michael Riley +More New York City ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070803/cb180786/attachment-0001.htm

From: jonathan.ertelt at Vanderbilt.Edu (Ertelt, Jonathan B) on 2007.08.03 at 22:07:47(16068) Tom, I agree with what Steve reported, both on what research will tell you the plant wants, some moisture and then a dry season, and on what his reality was, and mine as well. We planted ours in an upper planter pocket in the rain forest simulation at UNC Charlotte, where it was fairly well drained but pretty constant moisture as well, and it just thrived, flowered, the whole nine yards. It got some sun, but not much - just good bright light, well drained soil, and good moisture. It got real good sized for us under those conditions. Jonathan +More > Dear Aroiders: > A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil > conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the > greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. > Does it require special care? > I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. > > Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany

From: Tropicals at SolutionsAnalysis.net (Tropicals) on 2007.08.03 at 22:09:12(16069) 'Less is more' philosophy has always worked for the "ZZ" plant here in central Florida. Ritually, I water once a month and it is in it's 5th year and happy as a lark in the house. Those in the greenhouse had to get moved for there was too much humidity for them. They reside happily in the office now and on the same regime, once a month. Glad to read yours do great in the greenhouse Steve. Happy growing...Christian Doing it together; no-one wins alone. C.Sea Christian Perkins Solutions Analysis, Inc. +More (877) 239-8365 Voice/Fax www.TBlastTODAY.com The intelligent NUTRITION www.GlobalWAH.com Positively impact your FUTURE www.SaluteHEALTH.com Navigate educational LINKS _____ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 5:25 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Tom, my daughter gave me one about two years ago. I read everything i could find and according to what I can locate Zamioculcas zamiifolia enjoys drier arid conditions. Supposedly, it likes water in the rainy season and little moisture during the dry season. That just didn't fit into the way I grow aroids in my tropical atrium, so I just planted it! In fact, it is just feet away from my large Anthurium regale. The plant is watered as often as all the other tropical aroids and does just fine! It is in very loose soil with lots of sand added. But other than that, we don't do anything special. To be honest, I wasn't crazy about the thing. But my daughter read it was an aroid so she got it for me. It may eventually not survive, but for several years it has tolerated my "tropical conditions" well. Steve Lucas www.ExoticRainforest.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Croat To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 4:00 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat _____ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070803/e6442b17/attachment-0001.htm

From: abri1973 at wp.pl (Marek Argent) on 2007.08.03 at 22:26:09(16070) Hello, It prefers not too heavy soil with pH about 6. I use the universal flower soil available in every shop and my plant is 120 cm tall, puts new healthy leaves and once it bloomed. As a succulent it doesn't tolerate overwatering. http://www.wschowa.com/abrimaal/araceum/zamioculcas/zamioculcas.htm Marek +More ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Croat To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 11:00 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat __________ NOD32 Informacje 2437 (20070803) __________ Wiadomosc zostala sprawdzona przez System Antywirusowy NOD32 http://www.nod32.com lub http://www.nod32.pl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l __________ NOD32 Informacje 2437 (20070803) __________ Wiadomosc zostala sprawdzona przez System Antywirusowy NOD32 http://www.nod32.com lub http://www.nod32.pl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070804/a3b33a99/attachment.htm

From: crogers at ecoanalysts.com (D. Christopher Rogers) on 2007.08.03 at 23:24:43(16072) Howdy! The plant is nearly bullet proof. If you grow it in a house it will grow very slowly. In a greenhouse it will grow like mad. Mine was 10 cm tall, in a room with no natural light and rare waterings after a year it looked the same. Moved to the greenhouse fed and watered it, and in a year it was more than a meter tall. Great plant. D. Christopher Rogers +More Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=====< EcoAnalysts, Inc. (530) 406-1178 707 Dead Cat Alley Suite 201 Woodland, CA 95695 USA ? Invertebrate Taxonomy ? Invertebrate Ecological Studies ? Bioassessment and Study Design ? Endangered Invertebrate Species ? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton ? Zooplankton Moscow, ID ? Bozeman, MT ? Woodland, CA ? Joplin, MO ? Selinsgrove, PA www.ecoanalysts.com -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com]On Behalf Of Tom Croat Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:01 PM To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070803/2eb74527/attachment-0001.htm

From: agavestar at covad.net (Michael Mahan) on 2007.08.04 at 06:38:46(16073) It's a Weed for me, you can stick a piece of a leaf in just about any soil & poof ,Ya got another plant real soon, as long as it's watered regularly. some try to pass this off as a Cycad & charge a lot ,due to the name similarities +More care is variable as it can be grown as a house plant ,but outside ,some frost, no hard freeze ..will come back from it's own roots if froze any regular potting mix will do fine , treat it like any indoor philo Mike From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Tom Croat Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:01 PM To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070803/e36b21c5/attachment.htm

From: agoston.janos at citromail.hu (Jan Agoston) on 2007.08.04 at 14:27:13(16074) Keep it well drained. It can be grown in an orchid compost (tough or graded bark mixed with an equiv vol of pet moss) or petmoss - perlite (5-0 mm) equiv mix or in sand (5-0 mm) - peat 3:1 mix. I got an overwatered one, and I kept it dry for 2 months now it looks better. ----- Original Message ----- +More From: Tom Croat To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 11:00 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070804/979d4018/attachment.htm

From: hermine at endangeredspecies.com (Hermine) on 2007.08.04 at 17:06:13(16075) At 04:24 PM 8/3/2007, you wrote: >Howdy! > +More >The plant is nearly bullet proof. If you grow it in a house it will >grow very slowly. In a greenhouse it will grow like mad. Mine was 10 >cm tall, in a room with no natural light and rare waterings after a >year it looked the same. Moved to the greenhouse fed and watered it, >and in a year it was more than a meter tall. > It pretty much has no requirements. I read this thread with some interest, since i had grown my potful from a single leaf years ago and by now it has populated several homes of plant killing people, where it sits on a windowsill and is watered when I remind them. in a greenhouse, it is a HOG. Hermine Stover, Secretary & Media Liaison Responsible Dog Owners Of The Western States 23280 Stephanie Rd., Perris CA 92570 951 940 0496, cel 310 925 8407 |\ _,,,---,,_ /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ |,0- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'"""le chien qui dort '---''(_/--' `-'\_) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070804/8ebc2978/attachment.htm

From: abri1973 at wp.pl (Marek Argent) on 2007.08.04 at 18:44:42(16076) Hello Mike, ZZ outdoors? In which zone do you live? What are the minimal temperatures in your area? Marek +More ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Mahan To: 'Discussion of aroids' Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions It's a Weed for me, you can stick a piece of a leaf in just about any soil & poof ,Ya got another plant real soon, as long as it's watered regularly. some try to pass this off as a Cycad & charge a lot ,due to the name similarities care is variable as it can be grown as a house plant ,but outside ,some frost, no hard freeze ..will come back from it's own roots if froze any regular potting mix will do fine , treat it like any indoor philo Mike From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Tom Croat Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:01 PM To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Cc: Elizabeth McNulty Subject: [Aroid-l] Zamioculcas zamiifolia- Request for growth conditions Dear Aroiders: A colleague here at the Gardens asks what are the best soil conditions and general care for this species. We have it in the greenhouse where it thrives but do any of you grow it in your house. Does it require special care? I would appreciate it if anyone has any advise. Tom Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat at mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003 at cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat __________ NOD32 Informacje 2437 (20070803) __________ Wiadomosc zostala sprawdzona przez System Antywirusowy NOD32 http://www.nod32.com lub http://www.nod32.pl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l __________ NOD32 Informacje 2437 (20070803) __________ Wiadomosc zostala sprawdzona przez System Antywirusowy NOD32 http://www.nod32.com lub http://www.nod32.pl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070804/a18dcfa7/attachment.htm

From: wvturner at gmail.com (Walter Turner) on 2007.08.04 at 21:16:12(16078) But how do you get it to flower? Mine, too, is a meter tall, though in the house (huge pot), but it has never flowered. I have small ones in small pots that also never flower. The only ones I've seen flowering here in Germany were small, in the window of a doctor's office. Walter, a years-long lurker in this group +More On 8/4/07, Hermine wrote: > > At 04:24 PM 8/3/2007, you wrote: > > Howdy! > > The plant is nearly bullet proof. If you grow it in a house it will grow > very slowly. In a greenhouse it will grow like mad. Mine was 10 cm tall, in > a room with no natural light and rare waterings after a year it looked the > same. Moved to the greenhouse fed and watered it, and in a year it was more > than a meter tall. > > > > It pretty much has no requirements. I read this thread with some interest, > since i had grown my potful from a single leaf years ago and by now it has > populated several homes of plant killing people, where it sits on a > windowsill and is watered when I remind them. in a greenhouse, it is a HOG. > > Hermine Stover, Secretary & Media Liaison > Responsible Dog Owners Of The Western States > 23280 Stephanie Rd., Perris CA 92570 > 951 940 0496, cel 310 925 8407 > |\ _,,,---,,_ > /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ > |,0- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'"""le chien qui dort > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070804/e8662a0c/attachment.htm

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