Zamioculcas

From: tychen at ippfwhr.org on 1997.01.17 at 20:23:49(165) dear aroiders, i got two small zamioculcas at the philadelphia flower show last year.= can someone give me cultural tips for these guys? currently i have them in a north, cool window and they seem to be dormant, still green but not growing. does this plant require full sunlight? any help or advice would be appreciated. tsuh yang chen, new york city

From: Hermine Stover <hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 1997.01.18 at 21:18:56(169) At 02:23 PM 1/17/97 -0600, you wrote: > dear aroiders, > > i got two small zamioculcas at the philadelphia flower show last year.= > > can someone give me cultural tips for these guys? currently i have > them in a north, cool window and they seem to be dormant, still green > but not growing. does this plant require full sunlight? > > any help or advice would be appreciated. > > tsuh yang chen, new york city > > > AMAZING BUT TRUE! you can propagate this one from single leaves! I grew mine in diffused aroid-type light, not bright. It is semi-succulent. the leaves form bulblike things on the ends before rooting and putting yo those fat stems. Mine were never below 55 degrees, but I see no reason woy they could not be a NY windowsill plant, if kept from chilly nite temps. Hermine

From: Timothy Chapman <chapman at premier.net> on 1997.01.19 at 18:27:47(177) The Zamioculcas are very tough plants. I have the two forms (subspecies?). and both have taken some abuse. Phil Mueller had said they were hardy in New Orleans (zone 9), but haven't tried them here in Zone 8. They can take very low temps, but freezing knocks them dormant. I have one in a semi-heated shed that got down to 33F and it showed no problems. So a window area should be fine, just don't expect them to do too much growing in the winter. I've sprouted a few by the leaves, but my experience is that they are much slower to sprout then Gonatopsis leaves. But certainly worth they wait. Tim Chapman +More -- ################################################### Timothy Chapman 6920 Bayou Paul Rd. St. Gabriel, LA 70776-5602 USA chapman@premier.net 504-642-7762 Tropical plant pages Aroids/Bananas/Calathea/Gingers/Heliconia at: http://www.premier.net/~chapman/home.html

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 1999.02.06 at 01:35:05(3003) many people in our local indoor gardening society are now growing Z. zamiifolia, which has very nice rounded, thick leaves. my plant which was bought at the philadelphia flower show a few years ago has very pointed, long leaves. is this a different species or just a variation? i was told that the genus was monotypic. tsuh yang chen, nyc

From: "Peter Boyce" <Boyce at pothos.demon.co.uk> on 1999.02.06 at 16:45:10(3004) The narrow-leaf form has been called Z. lancifolia but it's simply part of Z. zamiifolia. The genus is monospecific. Pete +More Peter C. Boyce 'Bellagyna' Willow Wren Wharf Hayes Road, Southall Middlesex UB2 5HB U.K. Tel.: +44 (0) 181 573 1213 (home) +44 (0) 181 332 5207 (work) Fax: +44 (0) 181 332 5278 email: boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk (home) p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk -----Original Message----- To: boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk Date: 06 February 1999 01:21 Subject: Zamioculcas >many people in our local indoor gardening society are now growing Z. >zamiifolia, which has very nice rounded, thick leaves. > >my plant which was bought at the philadelphia flower show a few years ago has >very pointed, long leaves. is this a different species or just a variation? >i was told that the genus was monotypic. > >tsuh yang chen, nyc >

From: BRENT TUCKER <guyinmem at bellsouth.net> on 1999.05.02 at 21:20:43(3321) Dear Aroiders, I have recently purchased a plant of Zamioculcas zamiifolia from a wholesale nursery. I was able to find a small amount of information from Hortus Third, but would like to know more finer details. How should I cultivate this plant properly? Thanks so much! Brent Tucker

From: Michael Marcotrigiano <marcotrigiano at pssci.umass.edu> on 1999.05.03 at 22:10:11(3329) I have grown it in a greehouse in fairly low light levels and found it to burn in high light. My potting mix was Pro-Mix BX but I'm sure any highly organic peat based mix will do. Keep in evenly moist and never let it dry out. If a leaflet breaks off it has a strange propagation biology. You can plant the leaflet. It will root and make a tuber-like swelling at the base which eventually puts out a new shoot. +More At 04:22 PM 5/2/99 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Aroiders, > > >I have recently purchased a plant of Zamioculcas zamiifolia from a >wholesale nursery. I was able to find a small amount of information >from Hortus Third, but would like to know more finer details. How >should I cultivate this plant properly? Thanks so much! > >Brent Tucker > > ************************************************************* Michael Marcotrigiano (email: marcotrigiano@pssci.umass.edu) Professor Rm 211 French Hall Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences Univ of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 USA ------------------------------------ voice: 413-545-5227 fax: 413-545-3075 att: Michael Marcotrigiano

From: Peter Wunderlin pmdes at iafrica.com> on 2001.08.03 at 14:08:28(7216) Hi everybody, I am looking for seeds or plants of Zamioculcas zamiifolia. Please contact me at pmdes@iafrica.com Many Thanks Peter

From: Denis denis at skg.com> on 2001.08.04 at 21:45:28(7217) Dear Peter: I have never seen this plant make seeds. Zamioculcas has become a tropical foliage plant in some of the commercial production nurseries here in South florida. They use single leaflets stuck in liner trays to regenerate whole plantlets. If you can't find plants or seeds get someone to mail you some leaves. Denis at Silver Krome Gardens Homestead Florida +More Peter Wunderlin wrote: > > Hi everybody, > I am looking for seeds or plants of Zamioculcas zamiifolia. > Please contact me at pmdes@iafrica.com > Many Thanks > Peter

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