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title: "Hi friends! I have a Zamioculas Zamiifolia and it just seems really…"
description: "Hi friends! I have a Zamioculas Zamiifolia and it just seems really unhappy. Leaves have been falling off like crazy. Originally I think it’s because I wasn’t…"
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# Hi friends! I have a Zamioculas Zamiifolia and it just seems really…

_Geplaatst door Ashleigh op 2024-05-24_

Hi friends! I have a Zamioculas Zamiifolia and it just seems really unhappy. Leaves have been falling off like crazy. Originally I think it’s because I wasn’t letting her soak up water over night, but I adjusted the watering method and she’s still losing a ton of leaves. Any ideas?

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## 10 reacties

### Plant Intern 🤓 reageerde op 2024-05-24

Who often do you want it ?

#### Ashleigh antwoordde op 2024-05-24

Roughly once a week!

### Plant Intern 🤓 reageerde op 2024-05-24

They can go a bit of time without water they have rhizomes (kinda shaped like a potato the roots grow out of) they hold a lot of the water the plant absorb

### Plant Intern 🤓 reageerde op 2024-05-24

If the soil is still wet/moist when your water then the plant is overwater the soil should be at least 50% to 75% dry before watering

### Plant Intern 🤓 reageerde op 2024-05-24

Personally just what works for me I usually only need to water mine every two weeks and less often when it’s colder out

### Alyssa reageerde op 2024-05-24

Yes, Plant Intern is right, you do not want to overwater Zz plants, it’ll lead to root rot, I even water mine once a month until the soil is crunchy dry

### Magneticgarden\_ reageerde op 2024-05-24

I water my zz plant every 6-8 weeks. Sometimes even longer in the winter time. 😊

### Ashleigh reageerde op 2024-05-24

Oh wow!! This is so helpful, thank you!!!!

### zXTOUGHXz reageerde op 2024-05-24

Zz plants don’t mind being neglected. Stick it in a corner let it dry up in partial sun, forget about it and it might end up happier 😂

#### Ashleigh antwoordde op 2024-05-24

Hahaha I kept reading that they’re easy to take care of so I was like….how am I killing mine! Lol

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