Origin, use and appearance
The extravagant foliage plant, which is widespread in many regions of East and South Africa, can be cultivated both in the home and in the winter garden. The lucky feather is evergreen and grows upright up to at least one meter in height, with the leaf stalks sprouting directly from the thick, fleshy rhizome. The plant has very unusual leaves: strong, stiff pinnate leaves grow on clumpy, thickened petioles and fleshy central ribs. These are shiny dark green and the darker the color, the less light the plant is. Sometimes individual leaflets fall off - especially when the plant is young - and form small nodules on a moist substrate that take root and grow into new plants.
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This showy plant feels particularly comfortable in a bright, but not directly sunny location. In an emergency, the lucky feather also takes a partially shaded or darker place. During the growing season, you should keep the crop evenly slightly moist, but avoid waterlogging at all costs. In winter, Zamioculcas should be a little cooler - but not below 16 ° C - and watered less. Spray the plant regularly with soft water or rainwater, this ensures a consistently high level of humidity and maintains it
Spider mites and other pests remote. In summer, the plant can be supplied with a liquid green plant fertilizer about every four weeks. Propagation is also very easy through division or leaf cuttings.Caution: poisonous!
As a typical arum plant (Araceae) is Zamioculcas zamiifolia slightly poisonous. Contact with the sap (for example through consumption) can irritate the mucous membranes and cause them to swell, although these symptoms are usually short-lived. If the sap gets into your eyes, be sure to rinse them thoroughly.
Tips
If there is a lack of light the leaves turn yellow and are thrown off, and an inadequate supply of nutrients can also be the cause. If the air is too dry and the heat is too high, the leaf edges and tips dry up and the plant looks generally limp.
