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Ground Cover - Zeezee


Question
There is a plant that I think is called Zeezee, would you recommend it as a groundcover? Thanks.  

Answer
That's 'ZZ' -- short for Zamioculcas zamiifolia, a foliage plant that was named Plant of the Year in Florida in 2002. You can read about it on the University of Connecticut EEB Plant Growth Facilities website (http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198500049.html).  You can't grow it as a groundcover unless you're gardening in Zones 9 or 10 -- this is a very tropical plant.  Indoors, in a pot, elsewhere.

What's so outstanding about ZZ?  Univ of Conn says it 'tolerates low water, low light and a degree of neglect which make it a fine houseplant.'  Sounds good to me.  And they didn't even mention its tolerance for DEEP SHADE -- a rare quality in plants outside of Ferns and a few weeds.  Even more, this plant will actually put up with total darkness for MONTHS, according to one source.  Bugs hate it, too.  I confess I have not tried this gem, but as I garden in Zone 7, it won't be replacing Hostas up here any time soon.

Thanks for writing.

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