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title: "Looking for some know-how on ZZ plants 🪴 I’ve had this guy for…"
description: "Looking for some know-how on ZZ plants 🪴 I’ve had this guy for almost a year, i haven’t seen it sprout a single new leaf. No signs of distress, but just…"
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# Looking for some know-how on ZZ plants 🪴 I’ve had this guy for…

_Publié par Meara le 2025-07-27_

Looking for some know-how on ZZ plants 🪴  
I’ve had this guy for almost a year, i haven’t seen it sprout a single new leaf. No signs of distress, but just curious for some ideas on how to make him grow!

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## 6 commentaires

### Melody a commenté le 2025-07-27

How much light does he get?

All zz plants are slow growers but I keep mine next to a window but not getting any direct light. It seems to be happy and growing. Maybe a bit more light would help it grow a bit faster.

#### Meara ha respondido el 2025-07-28

He’s in an east-facing window, gets a small amount of direct morning light but only for a couple hours a day, then mostly indirect

#### Melody ha respondido el 2025-07-28

I’m not sure the lighting sounds pretty good have you checked the roots or repotted recently?

Also the stems of your zz look a little thin. I’m not sure if that’s normal but maybe find a way to bulk them up because they store energy for your plant allowing it to grow.

### Yolanda a commenté le 2025-07-27

Do you fertilize

#### Meara ha respondido el 2025-07-28

Yes I have a 10-10-10 plant food:

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### Gabby a commenté le 2025-08-08

This is about a year and 4 months difference but I moved my ZZ away from my window and sometimes neglect it and if sprouts new growth. It’s definitely a slow grower. Mine usually goes 3-4 months before I see new growth. I also started fertilizing with a liquid fertilizer called “Purived plant nutrition- houseplant food”.

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