Handles low light
Grows slowly but stays glossy in rooms with little natural light.
ZZ Plant
A tough East African plant that stores water in thick underground rhizomes. It keeps its glossy, dark green leaves in dim rooms, AC offices and corridors, and needs watering only every two to three weeks. Overwatering is the one real risk.
₹849
Supportive planters
View AllTerracotta or plastic, 8 to 10 inch, with a drainage hole. Growing rhizomes can bulge thin plastic pots
Pick one and we pot the zz plant into it before delivery
Why this plant
It earns its corner.
A ZZ Plant is not decoration.
Weeks between waterings
Its rhizomes hold water, so it can go 2–3 weeks between waterings, longer in the monsoon.
Looks good all year
Rarely drops leaves or looks tired, including indoors through a Delhi winter.
LightLow to bright indirect
WaterEvery 2–3 weeks
Humidity30–60%
Mature heightTwo to three feet
Care guides
Everything you need to know to keep them growing.
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Drip irrigation for balconies
How to keep watering consistent, even on the days you’re not around.
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How to read yellow, brown and drooping leaves
What a yellow leaf, a brown tip or a droop is telling you, and the check that separates too much water from too little.From the journal
Reading around the plant.
All storiesSEASONAL
Your balcony needs a little extra care during monsoons.
PLANT CAREThe weekly routine your balcony needs.
PLANT CAREHow to tell if your plant is getting enough light.
Reviews
What owners say.
I had killed every plant I ever owned. Eleven months in, I have lost none.
Ananya R.
We eat dinner on the balcony now. It used to hold a washing machine.
Vikram P.
Four hundred square feet of concrete became the reason people visit us.
Priya M.
One team, one day. I left for work and came back to a different room.
Rahul K.
The lighting is what sold me. It looks like a hotel after dark.
Neha S.