Great tip, the square pot, inspired!

Thanks, yes that variety is very unusual with its black leaves.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my video, I hope the tips help you grow your ZZ plant.

Thanks, I'm glad I answered all your questions.

Now that you have moved your plant to a brighter location it should do better and may start to grow again. If you don't see growth this summer it will probably grow again next summer as winter is usually too cold for it to grow unless you have a very warm flat. Good luck with your plant and it's leaf cuttings.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy my videos.

ZZ plants are very hard to kill from under watering, but very easy to kill from over watering, so its best to keep them a little drier if you want to be on the safe side. The only down side with keeping them drier is that they will grow very slowly.

Thanks, yes that's true its technically a rhizome, although compared to most other rhizomes it looks much more like a tuber. I'll be sure to call it a rhizome in future videos.

@@Gardeningat58N You're welcome. However, I rarely post comments and I only posted this comment simply for the fact to help other people learn what it actually is. Especially those researching the plant to help them learn HOW to grow and CARE For the plant. .💚🌱💚. The rhizomes really DO LOOK LIKE TUBERS. I Mean... don't they look like little delicious potatoes? 😳😆😂 Even people working in the plant industry that are intentionally, specifically telling people that they are rhizomes slip up and call them tubers all the time because they look like 😋 delicious baby new potatoes. 😆😂🤣 Have a great day wherever you live.

lol

Yeah rite! Guess it’s never heard of root rot?! ✌️

​​@@gayefanner731Water has air in it lol

Thanks, yes, in fact I used one when I filmed the time lapse as I live in Scotland and my house is always a little cold.

Self watering pots can work well, although zz plants are very tolerant of under watering so a self watering pot is not as necessary. Also zz plants can suffer easily from over watering so if grown in a self watering pot you have to be careful over winter when it dislikes wet soil.

A polytunnel will be too bright for ZZ plants unless it's in a shady location. The plant will send up new shoots with leaves, but any existing stems will not grow any new leaves. The tips dying back could be due to a few reasons, it could be watering, either too much or too little, it could be low humidity, or it could be fertiliser damage.

@@Gardeningat58N the mystery deepens. I might try picking up a raven and see if it acts the same way.

ZZ plants will do very well without much water, but they will grow very slowly. They usually recommend to not water them much as they are easily killed by over watering, but if you make sure the compost dries out a little in-between watering's and make sure you only water lots in the spring and summer your ZZ plant will grow much faster and shouldn't suffer from over watering.

ZZ plants grow a little different to most plants, once they grow a stem, that stem will never grow again and will never produce more leaves. Instead the plant will send up a new stem from the ground, because of this when a stem turns yellow or dies cut it down to the ground. If you want to reduce the size you can cut a stem in half to reduce it's height and if you want to thin the plant you can selectively cut stems down to the ground. Any cut stems will not regrow and will stay at the same height until eventually they die back, most stems will last for several years.

@@Gardeningat58N I appreciate you answering

If its only put out two leaves its either a small plant or needs better growing conditions, make sure its well fed and has bright light levels, but avoid strong sunshine.

np, its a feat.

Sounds like it's a build up of salt from the compost, this usually slowly builds up over time, especially if you water from the bottom. You should be able to wipe it off using a damp cloth.

@@Gardeningat58N Doesn't wipe off. It is thick. I can scratch it off. If you give me an email address, I'll send a photo. Thanks.

I'm sorry to hear that, ZZ plants store a lot of energy in their rhizomes so it should regrow all its leaves and in a few months it should look like the hailstorm never happened.

@@Gardeningat58N Someone said once you cut them, the stalks will not regrow. How I wish I had maybe put the stalks in water, or cut off some leaves. That unexpected hail storm killed a few of my plants and damaged others to include my Monstera Albo. Thankfully there are more important things in this world and plants can and will be replaced. Thanks for responding!

@@hennesseyme9112 don't worry they will come back, but sometimes it can take several weeks or months before you see the new shoots. Hail is a nuisance, I once lost a whole pumpkin patch to it.

@@Gardeningat58N That is why I show such respect to nature and farmers! Thanks so much for the valuable information. I just ordered a regular ZZ, which appears to grow faster and much bigger that the one I have (Raven). The stalks that made it are growing after I repotted. I love the black and lime green in those plants. I also realize this plant loves bright sun. I give it direct morning sun and indirect afternoon sun.

That is good, you must be looking after it well.

What's your secrets?

I have the black color Raven ZZ plant and the care is pretty much the same 😊 Wishing you the best😊

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain thanks for your input same to you🤗

@@jeniferso1 Anytime! 😉

You have ZZ Raven and they can be kept in slightly darker rooms. Think about your ZZ that it is a succulent, let the soul dry out then water generously once a month. Use 20-20-20 fertiliser between March-September. Good luck 🪴

The safest approach is to keep them fairly dry and water only a little at a time as they are susceptible to root rot, watering like this is fine, but the growth rate will be extremely slow.

Nitrogen is needed in leafy plants because the molecule Chlorophyll, which is found in high numbers in the leaves contains nitrogen, also any protein in the plant also needs nitrogen. All plants need the three main nutrients of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, but each plant needs different ratios of each. For example a plant such as a banana plant or grass has almost its entire above ground growth made out of leaves and so needs a lot more nitrogen than the other nutrients. However a plant such as a tree has most of it's structure made up of other material such as wood and so proportionally it requires less nitrogen and more of the other nutrients. Trace nutrients are also important, such as Iron, magnesium, calcium etc, but they are required in very small amounts. Your chilli nutrition fertiliser will be good for most plants, leafy plants will still benefit from it, they will use the nutrients that they need and leave the rest. However after several months the levels of Potassium and phosphorus will be much higher in the soil than the nitrogen making it harder for the plant to absorb the nitrogen and potentially leading to an increase in soil salinity. This isn't normally a big problem, it will just grow slower than if it had a feed with a higher nitrogen ratio, but after a few years it could become a problem. Chilli fertiliser is very good for fruiting and flowering plants. I haven't made a video about nitrogen, but if you search my channel you will find an old video of mine about iron. Yes in your climate you won't need to feed for half the year because the light levels are so low that the plants won't be growing much. I also have the issue of low light levels over winter, but luckily north Scotland is a bit lighter in winter than Iceland.

@@Gardeningat58N thank you, this is super helpful ! 🙂

Yes

Hopefully it will send up some new leaves soon.