Cutting is not necessary with Zamioculcas

Cutting is not necessary with Zamioculcas

Do not cut large plants, but divide them

In short: cutting the zamioculcas is not necessary. As soon as the plant gets too big and threatens to burst its pot, repot it and can divide it into several individual plants. You just have to make sure that the different pieces of rhizome each have at least one strong shoot. After repotting, the freshly divided plants will sprout again quickly. Even if a leaf dies, there is basically no need to cut it. Just wait until the plant has extracted all the nutrients from it, then you can simply pull out the leaf.

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When does cutting still make sense?

However, sometimes it can happen that a cut makes sense. Be sure to use scissors or a sharp knife

  • when one or more petioles turn brown and dry up
  • when one or more petioles rot
  • if one or more petioles have been severely kinked

Cut the affected stalk just above the ground and be sure to use clean and sharp tools for this. Give preference to a knife because using scissors can crush the stems. Usually such a cut does not affect the plant, it continuously sprouts new - but not from the cut stump, it simply remains.

Simply tie up very long petioles

If the stems of a Zamioculcas get very long, there is a risk of kinking or the stems simply hang down unattractively. In this case you can simply tie the petioles together with a piece of bast or something similar.

Tips

Incidentally, you should not cut leaf cuttings, but pluck them instead - then they are better rooted. You will further increase the chances of success if you soak the side to be rooted in a rooting powder before planting.