A favorite for newlyweds, this Eternity plant is know for its amazing ability to survive in very low light and actually come back to life! This plant grows bulbs in the soil underground that hold water, so it is also very drought tolerant as well. Check out the crazy cutting below, you can actually see the bulb forming on the bottom of the cutting, pretty crazy what a plant can do that just by soaking it in water!
The cutting pictured above was formed simply by snipping a shoot and soaking it in water for 1-2 months. Then you simply plant it in soil and water periodically. The plant will not grow taller until the shoot "appears" to die off. Eventually a new shoot will then come up from the bulb underground and forming a whole new "shoot". Please note though, this might take a long time! Don't get discouraged!
Once the plant becomes large and established you can actually split the bulbs underground. Just be careful to remove the soil from the roots and bulbs. You can kinda tell where to break them by the shoots coming out. After you break them simply plant them in a different pot and watch them grow.This plant will grow towards the light and becomes taller the farther away the light source is. This is without a doubt one of the most versatile plants I have every grown. The Eternity Plant can grow to about 3' high, but only when forced to grow to the light. The scientific name for the ZZ plant is Zamioculcas Zamiifolia.
interesting info. i happen to have one of these which seems to be doing pretty well indoors.
ReplyDeletethe chinese love this plant. they call it the prosperity plant and it sells like hot cakes during Chinese New Year!
I did not know that, thanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteI knew that the eternity plant is big for newly weds, as it is very hard to kill and even when the shoots seem to die off the bulb under the ground is still alive and will continue to grow new shoots in the future...
Bought one of these about a month ago after seeing one in an office I visited. It took me a long time to fine it on the Internet since I didn't know the name. I kept describing it until Google found something!
ReplyDeleteLove it...it's kind of prehistoric looking.
These have become very very popular over here in Germany over the last two or three years. The house plant trend of the moment. I bought a single six inch high frond three years ago for 99 cents. It has grown and multiplied, and after dividing I now have two pots full, with the highest frond measuring 31 inches. And one of the plants has started to flower, very short large green single petal flowers that come up from the bulbs on their own stalks.
ReplyDeleteI have the Eternity Plant for a couple of years. However, the plant keep getting burned and now I only have one plant left. I stated with three. The second is all burnt. Does anyone know what happened? I do not put them under the light; they are mostly away from the light source. So, what happened?
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ReplyDeleteNormally indirect light is best for these plants. Put them near a window, but not too close. Make sure you don't water them too much either, they don't need a ton of water. Not sure what could be causing this... Maybe even the soil... But don't worry normally even if they appear to die a new eternity shoot will come out of the ground!
I have been looking for this plant in main Us. I saw this in one of the Korean restaurants in Hawaii and I have not been able to fingd it here in CA.
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Is this plant also called a welcome plant or zamio?
ReplyDeleteYes it is known as the zamio plant as well.. Not sure about the welcome plant though?
ReplyDeleteI'm here in the Philippines and they call it welcome plant. It really takes a while for the leaf to grow. I have several leaves sprouting new leaves.
ReplyDeleteyes...it was an amazing plant..i already propagated it myself...i have lots of it at home...my lucky charm..
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