It is fairly easy to propagate the ZZ plant. However, just know that leaf propagation always takes considerably longer with any plant since you’re basically starting from scratch. You’ll receive a mini Surviving Winter kit with Raven Zz plant, White Oil (organic pest prevention), Plant Nutrients, and a Raven Zz Care booklet. With very little attention, the leaves still retain their gorgeous high-shine look—so much so that the plants can sometimes look fake. It grows about 30 inches (76 cm) tall and wide. It helps keep the plant healthy and prevent pests from moving in. During the winter when central heating is cranked on high, just keep an eye on your raven ZZ to make sure it doesn’t dry out. See more ideas about houseplants, plants, house plants. Creative Awesome Stuff. I don’t usually clean off the leaves individually (a method I outline in my post about how to clean houseplant leaves). The raven ZZ plant really lives up to its cool name with its purple-black shiny leaves. In this video, I share with you care tips for the ZZ Raven house plant. It’s new sprouts come out looking lime green and then slowly transform into a lovely dark shade. It has since shot to popularity and only recently has started showing up in big-box garden centers. That’s my first award!! When it’s dormant in the winter, you only need to water it once a month max, maybe even once every 6 weeks. If not, add sand or clay pebbles to ensure proper drainage. you wouldn't download fertilizer, would you? Close. The resulting plant may not look like either parent plant. Since rhizomes are slow, it is best to look at leaf cuttings as the source of material for propagation. If you break off a stem, it will die (unless you propagate it by re-rooting it and re-growing the rhizome). Keeping a tidy plant and regularly cleaning its leaves is a great practice. Buy Raven® ZZ plant Look for Costa Farms' Raven® ZZ plant in the Trending Tropicals® collection at your favorite retailer. Check boxes below for what you want to see—I won't send you anything else. It is the only authorized Raven ZZ grower there. (I would recommend trying to propagate 3 or 4 leaves or stems at once, in … However, the plant does have calcium oxalate crystals, which can be irritating to the skin. They are rugged houseplants, making them perfect for beginners. It grows naturally in dry grasslands, forests, and along riverbanks. The resulting plants are identical to the parent plant. They won’t go after consumers but if they suspected a retailer selling props of it, they’d just do a DNA test... Edit: holy crap thanks for the gold!! Says who?! The ZZ Raven plant family requires minimal care: low light & low water tolerant. Talk to you soon! It’s actually pretty cool, and it’s a great experiment to do with kids because they can clearly see the new growth happening. A combination of proper lighting, care, and nutrients is essential to push the most growth from your ZZ Plant. Propagating . During the last few years, it has gained considerable popularity due to its particular appearance and above all because of the many properties, it contains. A great way to naturally increase the humidity in the air is to place several plants together, and that should work just fine. Says who?! Raven ZZ plants won’t do very well below 50 degrees Fahrenheit and will not survive below 40 degrees. I noticed on my other ZZ plant care post that lots of people search for whether or not the ZZ plant causes cancer. Average household humidity ok. It’s still popular today and can be found at both big-box garden centers and speciality nurseries. Most literature says that ZZ plants grow slowly, but this is not my experience! A pot with a drainage hole is best. Propagation prohibited.” I don’t really know how/why it is has a patent and says it’s exclusively grown by them when so many places sell this plant lol. Instead, to keep the leaves looking their best, I usually give my raven ZZ plant a shower in the bathroom when it’s time to water it. Soon you’ll have a new plant sprouting. For a beautiful, healthy plant, you’ll want to put it in a south-facing window where it will get sufficient indirect light. Like with most other things, the Raven ZZ is not particular about temperature; there isn’t a set temperature range for ideal growth. It operates out of Florida and has been rolling out availability of the raven ZZ plant in the Americas since 2018. In case you’re only interested in making a back-up raven ZZ plant for yourself, there are three ways you can propagate it.