Zamioculcas zamiifolia - also known as lucky feather in this country - is a houseplant that grows up to one meter high and quite wide. It inspires with strong, fleshy shoots and thick, dark green and shiny leaves, which are arranged on the shoot like on a bird's feather. The very decorative plants have only been available on the German market since the late 1990s, but are now very popular as houseplants. No wonder, because the distinctive plant is also considered to be extremely robust and frugal.
The Zamioculcas very rarely needs to be repotted
When is it time to repot?
This includes, for example, that Zamioculcas only very rarely has to be repotted, because the plant prefers cramped conditions in the planter. For this reason, it is only time to move when the rhizomes begin to grow beyond the edge of the pot. Even if the shoots no longer have room to grow and therefore protrude over the edge of the pot, you should give the "Zamie" a new pot. It is best to repot at the beginning of the vegetation period in March or April, but this measure can also be carried out without any problems in summer.
Repotting Zamioculcas - That's how it's done
Implementing the Feather of Fortune is easy as long as you follow these guidelines:
- First of all, prepare the new plant pot.
- Choose a model that is more wide than deep, as the roots tend to grow in width.
- You should pay special attention to the drainage.
- As a succulent, Zamioculcas does not tolerate waterlogging.
- The pot should therefore have drainage holes at the bottom and you should also plan for a thick drainage layer.
- Potsherds or expanded clay (19.73€) are very suitable for this.
- After the preparatory work, you can now remove the plant from the old pot.
- If necessary, run a knife along the edge of the pot.
- Now carefully lift out the lucky feather
- and remove the old soil.
- Inspect the roots closely. Remove damaged or rotten roots.
- If the plant is too big, you can now divide it.
- To do this, cut through the rhizomes with a sharp knife
- or simply divide off offshoots.
- These individual parts are finally planted individually in pots.
- Water the Zamioculcas well after repotting.
Although the plant, which originates from East Africa, also feels very comfortable in palm or compost soil, it can also be cultivated in expanded clay or another substrate suitable for hydroponics. This form of plant culture reduces the already low maintenance effort considerably.
Choose the right pot size
Do not choose the next pot size too big, because the Zamioculcas thrives best in a slightly cramped planter. Only one to a maximum of two sizes larger than the old pot are perfectly sufficient. However, if you want to share the lucky feathers, you should of course choose a smaller pot accordingly.
tips
Zamioculcas should not be cut. If the plant gets too big, simply divide it the next time you repot it.