Hello! I visited Amsterdam some time ago and I could see there a black ZZ plant, that can not be bought in Romania. I couldn't take a big plant by plane. I loved it so much and I persuaded a florist to give me two little stems, each having 4-5 leaves. Back home I followed your advice and, in due time, both stems became 2 new plants. I am so happy and so proud of them. I want to thank you from the bottom of my addicted to grow plants person and express my gratitude for your perfect tutorial. Thank You. (Excuse my poor English)

The cool thing is - they also grow from tubers alone. I had a yellowing stalk that I cut and put in water. It did root (after two months or so), but after a couple of months in soil the stalk dried out and died. Yet it had grown a nice, healthy tubers, so I just let them be, watered once a moth or so. After a very long time, maybe a year, it sent out two new stems.

Thank you for probably the best, no nonsense tutorial! your videos are well executed, straight to the point, the length of the video is the perfect amount!

To be more specific, my single ZZ leaves did root & turn into a bulb... 8 months later. The single leaves got old and died, but the baby bulbs grew new stems. After 24 months, each bulb has a new stem with 2 baby leaves.

Hello the leaf propagation worked for me. It took about 3 plus months. Out of about 20 only two I had to throw away. Thank you 😊

I’m in America and I love you guys. 🙏🏼 thank you so much for the time you take to thoroughly explain all your plant care tips. Much love from the US. ❤️🤗

Very good tutorial, you Swedish guys are great. 😍😘😍

One of my favourite low maintenance house plants. I have propagated successfully through leaf cutting in water. It has taken over 6months to see baby tuber and roots.

This is the best KZfaq Channel so far! Thank you Plantguys for your help! ;)

It was a pleasure t listen to your instructions on the propagation of the as plant I live in Jamaica it's my first time on your chammil I think you so much a child could understand youe instructions God bless

Thank God I came across this video..I accidentally injured my plant, broke one of its stalk...now I am gonna follow all the instructions given the video, and hopefully will get many new plants from this one little stalk...Thanks alot SWEDISH GUY for creating such informative content for us plant lovers..sending Best wishes to you☘☘

Thank you for this tutorial! ZZ plants are so pretty and easy to care for.

I see that you produced this two years ago and I have just come across this video. Thank you for the precise information. I had to repot my burgeoning plant and some stems broke off so I wanted to try propagating new plants. I am expecting success as I follow your instructions.. REally am glad I found you channel.

I had the same ZZ plant(couple of plants in one pot), most of them died because of weather problems in my area. They are really sensitive not only to water, but weather conditions as well. I removed it from the pot so I could see if there was any chance of saving some. Only one survived, but the root was damaged in half. I cutted the same way as you explained in this video, putting it in water and two weeks now without results, no damages either. Good thing you mentioned the 2 months period of waiting lol. I also tried the method with the leaves. I cutted some from the other ZZ's that died, thinking it might work lol (they were still beautifly green). The difference was that I planted them directly into soil and kept them moist all the time( I have read some suggestions that this works), but unfortunately, a week later, they turned black and died. So I am stuck with only one, hoping that things will go well. Thank you for the information. Very helpful for those who have no clue of what to do with the ZZ plant in this situation, like me for instance. I didn't actually knew that putting it only in water could really give result in time. Continue with the good videos. Regards.

Excellent advice . Now I understand why I have been able to propagate stems but never the leaves

I didn't know much abt this plant b4 I purchased it, but rhe more I learn the more I feel that this is the perfect plant for me. I do not have a green thumb! I got this plant for its name. I'm a Ravens fan, from Baltimore. Also, I like ZZ Top.

Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge ..is a great help for me !

Excellent video again! So very well explained, now I go and propagate.

You have one of the best instructional sites for plants on KZfaq. I have tried growing calathea many times but somehow they keep dying a slow death. Do you have any instructional videos on these plants. I really like them but don’t want to keep killing them!

I have a poor understanding of English. My daughter translated everything for me. You answered all my questions and non-questions.Thank you 💗🌿

Thank you, Thank you! For explaining that the tubers need to be covered with soil. I tried to find out that information from other videos. I was given a very young Raven ZZ, which isn't doing great, although it had one stem with three leaves, and the tuber has a root on the end of it but the leaves were dried and dropped off. I hope planting it below the soil might help bring it back. I need help with this.Otherwise, I do have a few green ZZ plants and they were brought larger and are doing very well.

Enjoyed your video on the Z plant, much needed information, thank you, thank you. I have one with a broken stem and now I know that all is not lost!!

Thank you so much!! My downstairs neighbours came and dropped off a zz plant she "was so tired of, because it was so ugly". It looked sad and neglected, had completely outgrown it's pot and was reaching about 70 cm long branches out, probably trying to propagate by itself. By help of this video, I cut it down into manageable stems that I put in water, and the one stem I couldn't keep, I picked the leafs off and did the leaf propagation. It's been a month now, and happy to say, all of it is growing bulges and shooting roots and I will be able to make about 20-25 new plants this way. Thank you for a really great tutorial! :D

One of my favorite plants of all. I have 3 and will start to propagate. I want my house full of ZZs

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love you channel and have watched it for all of my plants. Thank you again.

Your methods worked😁🌿 I have 12 leaf babies and a 1 rooted stem. It did take a long time for the roots to appear and I almost gave up on them, but then I invested in a grow light and they really took off. It is also June now and all of my plants are having a growth spurt, so this is probably a contributing factor too. Lastly, I used Brita filtered water, as with all my interior plants.

This is great! I had one stem that was completely damaged. And so I was so hesitant at first if I'll be cutting the whole stem because I'm worried of what might happen to the part that is still attached to the main plant. But watching this video that is comprehensive enough made me certain that I can just immediately cut the whole stem and propagate the rest of its parts without worrying what might happen. Thank you!😊

Fantastic video. I followed your instructions and now have 10 healthy, rooted leaf cuttings. I'm just waiting until they reach the 1 inch in length and then I will re-pot them. Thank you.

Very helpful video.

Great stuff. Thank you for generosity in sharing information and your experiences. We succeed in life because of what we learn from others. God bless you. From Botswana, Southern Africa.

I tried the second method and it worked. I just planted mine in soil after months!

I have 2 ZZ plants, when I purchased them one had a leaf in the soil, it's still there, and it is turning yellow I had thought that something was wrong with it, but now after listening to you, I know better. So do I just remove it or wait for it to fall off?. Don't forget, I'm a newbie. Also I wanted you to know that I am using your self watering method for my Chinese evergreen plant and it is doing MAGNIFICENT!!. The bottom leaves kept drooping and turning yellow. So I decided to try your self watering system and what a difference!!. You are my go to plant guy for sure. Can you lay what other plants I can use it with. I am learning so much from your videos.

It took me ages for a leaf to root. I got a little round ball at stem of the leaf so it had started rooting. But it took way too long for it to grow anyway so I threw it away realizing it would probably take even more time to get something worth mentioning or visible. But still it was fun to try and see what happened.

Please understand that leaf cuttings will take 3-5 years to grow into even a tiny plant. Stem cuttings are better, because once rooted you can place multiples in a pot and it will at least look like a plant. The best way is to divide a clump into two. The resulting plants will heal where divided and go right back to growing like a normal plant would, much faster than the other propagation methods do.

Such a great video ! I bought a ZZ plant today but tree stems fall on the way 😭😭😭😭 😍 i will propagate them in water 😍💃🏾 I’m so happy more ZZ plant I hope. Love from Canada !

Thank you very much! My little leaf finally grew its roots and I've just repotted it into the soil. I'm very excited! It became very yellow but I hope it's fine

Thank you so much for all your highly informative, instructional videos!! I would love to see a video on the Calathea plant family. I can not seem to keep one alive to save my life! Thank you 😁

Very informative videos..I am going to try it on my current Zz plant👍

Excellent

I just bought one, yesterday. So happy, I found this channel. Thank you, for all the info. 🖤 New subscriber, here.

Thankyou so much for this video. I just bought my first healthy, bulging plastic potted ZZ today. I should be off to a great start.

Another very helpful video ♥️

I love this channel, very informative! Can you please talk about Ficus Elastica or Rubber trees🙏🏻

This plant is on my wishlist. I just love your channel. - Ruthie

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing it.

Excellent demo. Propagation seems ez. I propagate everything I can ( too much success 😅 as my network of plant loving friends is way small).

I love the third way! I didn't knew anything about ZZ and just did the second way. From 2 stems now i have 12. But it takes too long with the second method. I'll try the third one, thanks again!

Great video! So educated now! Thank you!

Thanks for all the great information. It was very helpful.

Excellent video. Best advice, glad I saw this before I started to mess up my zz plants❤️👍🇺🇸

Excellent presentation. Your videos are alway very interesting and informative. I love ZZ plants. We would really like to know your name so we know who we are listening to. Thankyou.

I like that plant , thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed it very much! Thank you.

I like the way you teach.

Very helpful! Thank you very much! I have rescued a brocken branch from shop today and now i know how to give it one more life, or more if i gonna propagate it from leaves 😄 thank you ♡

very comprehensive video; I am going to try this!

Great video as always! Love that i can keep coming back for refreshers/reminders. Its been about a month and i was starting to get nervous i didnt see much. Now i know to just have patience. Thanks again!

Thank you so much for sharing, that was exactly what I was looking for.

Yes I did enjoy it and thank you for all the information

Cool!:)

An absolutely excellent presentation. Packed with detailed information and well explained. Thank you for making these videos. 👏🏽👏🏽

Thank you so much for sharing the video. Beautifully explained. Few days back bought a zz plant, definitely gonna try this.

Another great video, thanks so much!!

Oh thank you this is just what I wanted to learn 🥰🥰🥰

I just got a zz plant and when I was checking to see if everything was okay turns out they sold it to me with out any roots, it’s just the stock. I’m so thankful for this video. I hope I’m able to help it survive and grow out roots.

Your plants are superb

Thank you for all these very educational videos about plants,it's very useful and wish to see more videos,how about all you need to know about ficus elastica.

Thank you for not only talking in inches but also in centimeters. I can much easier visualise what you mean.

Thank you very much for this tutorial and the 1 about the ZZ plant! You are very thorough in your teaching about plants. I really do appreciate it. 😁👍 PS. I'm a new subscriber because of how thorough you are.

Thank you very much for your informational videos. I enjoy watching and learning, you make it quite easy. I subscribed to your channel a while ago and you haven't let me down once. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I am a new subscriber and green thumb. This video was informative, and clear. Thank you!

Thank you very much for this informative video. Exactly the things I needed to know! PS. Your channel is amazing.

Thank u for ur instruction of zz plant..i will try

Never got Issues on Green ZZ Plant....but on the Black Color one Ufff, lot of Issues by rotting stems, leafs, i ignore why, maybe its the cultivar type or the X crossing hahaa, anyway Great Video. Saludos desde México!

From Tanzania thanks for sharing

Well looky here. 👍

Thank you very much, the tutorial is really good and you have an excellent channel.

I will try this method

Thank You for your video 🌿

Awesome Video. Thanks.

thank you sir ltry to propagate my,own zzplant ,,

Well explained. Thanks

Thank you! Great tutorial!

You are very clear, thank you :)

You explain really good

Thank you SO much! Big help.

What kind of soil is best for zz plants? Thanks for sharing your video, very informative

One of the stocks of my ZZ plant broke off. I was going to throw it away (I'm a beginner on plants), but decided to put it in soil. Today, after watching this video, I went and took the stock out of the pot to see if the stock was rotten, but to my surprise, it has roots! around 15 cm of roots after 1.5 mths I put it in soil. I never put it in water (I didn't know I could do that). But it doesn't have new leaves yet. Will it ever have new leaves?

Zz plants grow from Rhizomes, not tubers. If you decide to split a large clump of rhizomes, you may find that in splitting them, you actually break a rhizome into separate pieces. It's vital you do not pot these rhizomes up straight away, but wait about 2 or 3 days to allow the cut surfaces to dry and crust over, if not, the rhizomes will rot, and the plant will die.

Thank you for this video.

I love this video

Thank you always. Very informative. Love your channel. ❤️

I found a video that you did on Hoyas. Here's my questions. 1. After I bought 2 of them ,carnosa and pubicalyx, when taken out of the pot, what they were planted in, felled apart. Should I repot them in better soil with perlite and orchid bark to make the soil airy? 2. If I use a self watering system, can I use soil instead of pumice or should I just repot them in terracotta pots. 3. If using a self watering system, how do i go about letting them dry out? Do I just take them out of the self watering system and let them dry out, then return them to the system? Told you Newbie here😊. Thank you so much.

Thank you for this video. I'll try it

Hello guys. Wanted to share something with you. But I can't share photos on here. I'll explain.... After watching this video back in January or February, then having damage to a small branch (only had 5 leaves) on my ZZ plant. I cut off the plant removed the leave, with a small piece of stem. I place them in water, changing it regularly, This would have been early March, 2023. Nothing seemed to happen then suddenly there was some roots, looking closer, even some very small balls. I left them awhile and when I thought the time was right I put them in pots. Now about 7 months later I have one showing growth, there is a stem about 1.5 inches, 3.5mm and growing. The other 4 the original leaves died , and I took them out of their pots and carefully cleaned the roots. The potato like balls are whitish and didn't look like there was any rot and a couple had a small greenish tint to the some tips. So I repotted them in new soil and pots. I'm hoping one or two more will grow, we will just have to wait and see, if you'd like I can let you know what happens over the next few months.

I forgot to ask. Could you do something on Hoya plants?.

Thank you very much for showing the proper way of propagating the leaves in water. Shall i place them in a bright indirect sunlight?

Especially love these propagation videos!! Have any recommendations for rubber tree propagation from leaf propagation?😊

Thank you very much

Enjoy this video thank you