Als ich durch Taiwan reiste, sah ich immer wieder wirklich große ZZ-Pflanzen (Zamioculcas zamiifolia), die vor Geschäften und entlang der Straßen aufgestellt waren.
Ich dachte immer, dass ZZ-Pflanzen dazu gedacht sind, drinnen und vor direkter Sonneneinstrahlung geschützt zu bleiben, deshalb war ich überrascht, dass sie draußen gedeihen.
Gedeihen sie in Taiwans Klima tatsächlich gut im Freien? Oder könnte es sich dabei um eine andere Sorte handeln, die Zamioculcas zamiifolia ähnelt?
Gibt es außerdem einen kulturellen oder symbolischen Grund, warum sie so vor Geschäften platziert werden?
Ich habe sogar einige in dekorativen Displays wie diesem (Foto) arrangiert gesehen.
Ich würde gerne von jedem hören, der sich damit auskennt!
Von: nazo_potato_0709
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I’m not sure how to answer this…. Why not? They are very resilient.
ZZ plants are meant to grow outside. Wet just bring them indoors for hours plants
A quick search says Asian cultures believe it brings prosperity.
I think the way you phrased your post is a little weird because… all plants grow outside lol. ZZs have a native place where they grow in the wild, outside, in the ground. We’ve just cut and propped them and brought them in as houseplants. Also, yeah those ZZs are large, but they’re still potted so they could still be taken inside in winter (idk the climate of Taiwan, or the climate where ZZs are native, but you could always Google that)
In nature *Zamioculcas zamiifolia* grows in harsh, direct sunlight in african savannahs. They do much better in full sun than in dark corners of our homes.
Zz flowers?
I’m gonna go out on a limb here, but I’m not aware of a plant that has to be indoors everywhere on the earth. I could be wrong but I’d like to think we haven’t evolved plants to not work outside anymore.
In Asia it’s often called a “money tree” as it’s believed to bring prosperity.
Isn’t that what zz top smoke ?
I mean it just sounds like you don’t know much about ZZs or plants in general.
i grow mine outside year round, they get 2/3 hours of direct sun in the summer and they love it, they double in size every year and i water them about twice a week. It is absolutely not true that they need low light to survive, that’s just how people in colder climates decide to keep them, they actually get huge really fast if kept outside, you only have to make sure they’re shielded from rain during winter as that’s their dormancy season in their native environment
Indoor plants in your area are outdoor plants somewhere else. The sun and rain conditions look good for these zz plants.
It’s the reason when plant guides say “water this way” and give it “full sun” , these can still affect a plant because watering a plant indoors is different from outdoors, and full sun in Wisconsin is different from full sun in Arizona. So you still need to adjust things for your climate.
ZZ plants are native to Africa so I don’t know why you’d think they’re supposed to be hidden from sunlight. They die slowly in low light and is a common misconception. I had one and it died in lowlight. They thrive in sunlight and hot/tropical areas. This is why you’re seeing this.