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title: "So I got this ZZ from my sister, it had a bulb and seemed healthy, I…"
description: "So I got this ZZ from my sister, it had a bulb and seemed healthy, I potted it and put it in my Living room but it hasn’t grown or really changed since I got…"
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author: "Green Witch"
published: "2024-08-19T19:34:06.482555Z"
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# So I got this ZZ from my sister, it had a bulb and seemed healthy, I…

_Posted by Green Witch on 2024-08-19_

So I got this ZZ from my sister, it had a bulb and seemed healthy, I potted it and put it in my  
Living room but it hasn’t grown or really changed since I got it a year ago.. what do I do?

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## 6 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-19

these need lots of bright light to grow — otherwise they just exist. yours looks like it’s declined a bit since you got it

#### Green Witch replied on 2024-08-19

It gets a lot of bright light, but it’s not geting anything bigger

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-19

it doesn’t look bright in this photo. proximity to window?

Zz is native to very hot \& arid climates in africa. They want to be watered very sparingly and rely on their rhizomes. They are often sold as “low light” plants but it’s bad PR. They thrive in full sun ☀️ directly in a south facing window is best; west facing works in a pinch.

### Green Witch commented on 2024-08-19

It’s south facing, it was in the evening when I took the pictures

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-19

😅 idk what else to tell ya — if it’s been here for a year and has declined it’s safe to say the conditions aren’t right. my exp with Zz is that it needs more light than this appears to be getting. good luck!

#### Green Witch replied on 2024-08-19

Okay thanks

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