My ZZ isn’t rooting. It has maintained greenness for about a month now, but no indication of rooting.
The cutting has been kept in water the whole time, changing it out every couple days. One leaf showed signs of stress. It is under red/blue grow light about 12h daily. No change from the past month or so.
It takes *forever* to root these guys! (Not even exaggerating. My cuttings took a couple of months, especially during the winter months.)
You’re doing everything right. Just keep a close eye on the ends for any rotting. Good luck!
DANDELIONBOMB
I think I see the smallest lil roots in the end there.
I might be inclined to remove the lowest leaf and let it soak
usingbrain
Keep in mind that this whole thing is a leaf. ZZ doesn’t have branches. Their root system includes rhizomes – they look like potatoes – those will likely develop first, but it will take a looooong time
_LadyMeowmalade
Hi there! Plant lover and florist here! I would take each leaf off the branch, place in stratum or orchid moss and cover with a dome. I use old water bottles from sparkling water when I’ve drank it all. ZZs do take a LONG time to root. With the leaf process, each one will develop it’s own rhizome, the little potato-like bulb. The new plant will then emerge from the rhizome. You have to have patience but it will indeed root and grow another plant. Good luck!
nibbleswoodaway4prez
I put it with a snip of pothos because they release rooting hormones. I haven’t done tests on it personally but it hasn’t hurt either.
flatgreysky
That’s a ZZ for ya. I had really good luck putting it in my aquarium baskets and ignoring it. Barring that, stick a pothos cutting in with it, for some reason that helps.
TraditionalTennis188
Have you tried using rooting hormone?
AiyahStClare
I got my zz leaf to root faster by putting it in sphag moss on top of a heat pad in an enclosed container to mimic a green house.
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It takes *forever* to root these guys! (Not even exaggerating. My cuttings took a couple of months, especially during the winter months.)
You’re doing everything right. Just keep a close eye on the ends for any rotting. Good luck!
I think I see the smallest lil roots in the end there.
I might be inclined to remove the lowest leaf and let it soak
Keep in mind that this whole thing is a leaf. ZZ doesn’t have branches. Their root system includes rhizomes – they look like potatoes – those will likely develop first, but it will take a looooong time
Hi there! Plant lover and florist here! I would take each leaf off the branch, place in stratum or orchid moss and cover with a dome. I use old water bottles from sparkling water when I’ve drank it all. ZZs do take a LONG time to root. With the leaf process, each one will develop it’s own rhizome, the little potato-like bulb. The new plant will then emerge from the rhizome. You have to have patience but it will indeed root and grow another plant. Good luck!
I put it with a snip of pothos because they release rooting hormones. I haven’t done tests on it personally but it hasn’t hurt either.
That’s a ZZ for ya. I had really good luck putting it in my aquarium baskets and ignoring it. Barring that, stick a pothos cutting in with it, for some reason that helps.
Have you tried using rooting hormone?
I got my zz leaf to root faster by putting it in sphag moss on top of a heat pad in an enclosed container to mimic a green house.