FoliageZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 9-10, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. It blooms in cream, green and white. It stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 9-10
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Cream, Green, White
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- Eastern and southern tropical Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — ZZ Plant is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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