Zamioculcas zamiifolia - 'Black Knight' ZZ Plant - 2.5L / 17cm / Medium
$40.00Easy as A, B... ZZ. One of the few indoor plants that thrive in medium light conditions and still grows in the darkest of corners. The only things that Zamioculcas do not like are the cold and too much light. This is one plant that should be in every home in New Zealand to fill that gap where no other plant can thrive or survive.
Ideal for Beginner plant keepers or beyond. Ideal first plant.
Light Requirements: Medium Light is ideal, though tolerant of quite low light levels.
Moisture & Soil Requirements: Semi-succulent. Water when the top half of the soil is dry, use a moisture metre and water when it says 'Dry' or use the weight test to pick up your ZZ plant to feel when your soil is dry and lightweight. Prefers to be kept drier through winter and can even survive going dry. Most plants in homes can thrive from light fortnightly summer watering and monthly winter watering.
Growth & Nutrients: Grows as upright shoots from spreading rhizomes underground. Suits apartments or homes of any size. Feed with a dilute general-purpose fertiliser for containers from the start of spring each year to late summer when growth slows down.
Temperature, Humidity & Ambient requirements: Prefers warm humid environments inside but can deal with most home environments and a range of humidity levels.
Toxicity: Moderately toxic. Don't let anyone or anything eat it.
Plant Size Guide
The plant in the photos is an example and an approximate guide only however we try to show an average sized example. Sizes, flowering state and colours change throughout the seasons and variation will occur. In summer & autumn, plants are often larger or the same size as than the example picture but around winter and spring, they can be a little smaller but still at a size similar to the example. We aim to update the pictures to reflect significant differences.
Plant Heights - because the plant's foliage must fit inside our Plant Cartons, the actual height of a plant's central trunk (meristem) will be shorter than the box it fits in.
Small Plants - 14cm wide nursery pot - 1 Litre volume - Plants fit in a 50cm tall box.
Medium Plants - 17cm wide pots either 2L hanging pot or 2.5L nursery pot - Plants fit in a 75cm tall box.
Large Plants - 25cm wide pot, 10L volume. Plants fit in a 100cm tall box.
XL Plants - Plants over 100cm tall in pot sizes specified, 25cm/10L or greater and are hand delivered within Auckland/Northland only.
Dispatch Times
Plant courier orders are processed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
North Island orders are targeted overnight delivery, South Island orders are sent on a 2-day target but these are not a guaranteed delivery timeframe.
Add 1 extra day after a public holiday as well as for rural addresses or remote towns.
Monday - We send orders placed on previous Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
Tuesday - We send Weekend orders from previous Saturday & Sunday.
Wednesday - We send orders placed from Monday & Tuesday.
XL Plants are delivered only within urban Auckland & Whangarei and this service is for non-urgent orders. This excludes satellite destinations such as Beachlands, Pukekohe, Piha, Helensville etc and Whangarei Heads. We may deliver at any time Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Thursday in Auckland and you need to have a sheltered accessible position for us to deliver to.
Plants in Transit
Each Small, Medium & Large plant is individually contained within its own protective cardboard Plant Carton which may be joined to other cartons in your order.
Plants typically take just a day or two to arrive, however they are usually fine in their cartons for 1-2 weeks, and many can go longer, so a few extra days are not usually cause for concern.
Whether it takes 1 or 7 days, let your plant recover from its journey by placing in gentle light and adding a little water and it will be back to its best within a couple of days. Let us know if there are any major issues via the contact page.
