Yippee Jamila, congrats to you, happy dancing for ya, I know JUST how you feel!

Lena

Now im gonna be watching to see how long it takes the little leaves to grow into a stalk LOL

I was just going to post on here about my ZZ plant, haha. If you want your plant to really send out a bunch of new growth, then grow them outdoors. I have mine outside, where it gets very bright, indirect sunlight all day long, with some direct morning and evening sun. Mine has been outdoors all season long and has finally started sending out so much new growth. I've tried keeping track of them and count them, but there are just so many that I can't exactly get a precise number. There are at least twenty new rachis that I'm sure of. I've counted numerous times and still can't be entirely certain, lol. Some of the first have gotten so thick already, that I can hardly distinguish them from the older growth. The leaflets are also much larger than the older ones as well, but all the new growth is still a paler green. For a size reference, my ZZ plant is potted in a 12" pot. Plus, my little girl, Teyla, had to pose beside my plant in the newest photos, HaHa...

I'm fairly certain that all of the new growth will get much taller, and it still has even newer growth emerging from the soil. My ZZ plant is no where near done getting bigger. And the whole plant is already getting quite heavy. I repotted it back during the spring, into a pot that was two sizes bigger than the previous one. If it keeps this up, I'll have to repot it again, into an even bigger pot.

I tried growing one from a leaf years ago. It seemed to be going well then it suddenly failed

Wow Photo your Zz is gorgeous and growing like crazy!!! Im not gonna put anymore plants out this summer. Its too hot and dry and only going to get hotter!!!

Gosh your ZZ has me swooning!!! Here i am happy about a couple of new leaves and you're getting branches!!!

You are right about the heat. I just about have to water my plants on a daily basis. All year long my ZZ plant has sat out there not really doing much of anything. Then July comes around and it suddenly exploded with new growth. Even I wasn't expecting that. They are so bunched in there that it's difficult to count all of the new leaves. I've thought about tying little strings around each new rachis I can find and then removing them and counting how many there are, but as I said earlier, new ones continue to grow out. I do know there are at least twenty. After counting that many, I pretty much give up, lol. And they continue to grow taller. I can't wait to see how tall they get. This has by far become one of my favorite plants. I know I say that about all of my plants, but still. This one has definitely taken me by surprise.

I love when the growth is unexpected. Nature sure gives great surprises!!! Hopefully mind will explode with growth too!!! I guess July is a great month for the zz's.

Wow!!! You're going to have a monster on your hands. I cant wait to see how much yours grows by the end of the summer. Hopefully you''ll keep me updated!

One thing that made me want a zz is that it doesnt look like a live plant. Ive never seen a real plant with such glossy leaves. Its so intriguing!

I have noticed little water spots on the foliage. One little hint I've learned from growing orchids, is to use lemon juice to clean the leaves (or in this case, leaflets). This works great at bringing out their natural luster with a clean, lemon-y scent. Of course I'll keep you updated, just as long as you do the same, HaHa.

My friends are convinced that my Anthuriums (a distant aroid cousin...) aren't real plants because of their shiny leaves and waxy spathes, lmao. Even though they're always growing. I guess because their "blooms" never seem to fade away like most ordinary plants. ZZ's don't seem real either, with their unique waxy foliage. My ZZ plant goes back outdoors in the morning. I've kept it indoors overnight to enjoy it for a brief moment. I don't want to disturb it too much during its growing frenzy. I, too, can't wait to see how tall it gets before I finally have to haul it back indoors. :)

Ive just been rinsing the leaves off on my plants with water. When i get in full plant mode out comes the lemon juice. I havent noticed any water spots lately but i used to. Hmmmmn...

I keep telling myself to try a Anthurium. Maybe that will be my next plant. They seem to be on the expensive side. Maybe because they bloom for so long???

Or maybe because they are becoming rare in the wild?

Green Larry, that sounds about right! I didn't think about that. Guess I better snag me one soon!

I just wanted to update the status of my ZZ plant. We get so used to the new growth that we tend to forget exactly how much our plants have grown. I checked out my previous photos as I scrolled down to the bottom of this post and I couldn't believe the difference between now and then. I told you that I counted at least twenty new leaves growing on it; which started back around the Fourth of July. Well, it hasn't stopped growing since then, and it's been three months now. All I did for this plant is repot it back during spring, and set it out next to my driveway, where it got very bright, indirect sunlight all day long. I planned on repotting it into a pot one size bigger, but there were so many roots, that I decided to go up to two sizes instead. And I'm glad I did. This plant has exploded with so much new growth this year alone. I can still pick it up with relative ease, but now it's gotten so much heavier. I may have to repot it again next year. Not that I'm complaining, lol. For a ZZ plant, it has most definitely taken me by surprise.

In this first photo, you can kind of see the darker older growth, the medium first new growth, as well as the pale newest growth. As you can see, it's been quite busy this summer. I plan on moving it back outside into the spot I had it in, so that it can soak up more of that remaining summer sunlight, :)

It's so beautiful!!! I've never seen a ZZ grow so much!!! Mine is most definitely going outside next spring!!!

Besides the new leaves I posted I haven't got any new ones :-(

I'm so amazed by your plant!!! And just a little jealous!!!

You have the most beautiful ZZ plant I've ever seen! Gorgeous. So healthy & happy.

Mine looks like death hung over.

Sorry to hear that about yours. How do you care for it? I only brought mine indoors to snap a few photos. Otherwise, it stays outdoors all season long; as long as it's warm enough to do so. From spring all the way until autumn.

I still can't get over the fact that it has sent up at least twenty new leaves. I lose count after that, lol. I gave it the once over before I moved it back outside and noticed some new leaves that I hadn't noticed before.

I recommend giving your plants very bright, indirect sunlight. That's what I've done for mine. Where it sits, it sits in the shade from the overhang of my roof. But it still gets bathed in as much indirect sunlight as possible. Just because plants tolerate low light levels, it doesn't mean that they prefer it that way. I always give my plants the maximum amount of sunlight that they can withstand without getting sunburned. Even though we "feed" our plants fertilizers, fertilizer is not food for them. Plants produce their own food via photosynthesis. So the more sunlight they get, the more food they can produce to feed themselves.

well, except for putting it out in the shade somewhere, I take care of it exactly like you do...It sits in front of my bow window which is south facing. it's to the far right so it doesn't get mega amounts of sun..it's protected by all the other plants. I water when dry & when I do fertilize it's always a very weak solution. always. But it's starting to look a tad bit better, it lost 2 of it's biggest stalks in early summer. But it's starting to spring back somewhat...time will tell.

Teyla is gorgeous.

Debra, a plant that's outside in the shade still gets much more indirect sunlight than one that sits in front of a window. A window pretty much lets light in from one direction; whatever direction that the window's facing. My ZZ plant sits next to my driveway, right up against the wall. So it gets exposed to the sun's rays in the morning and at sunset, as well as indirect sunlight, coming in from the north, east, and the west, throughout the rest of the day.

chippedchinaplate, thanks. :)

I helped deliver both her and her older sister, Giselle, two years ago, and I even helped them take their first breaths. They have been spoiled rotten every day since then, HaHa! They are both my little sweethearts, as well as my little assistant gardeners.

Except for this year, I've hung both my holiday cactus in the japanese maple which is dense. My spider too. They always double in size by autumn. The rest of the ones I put outside are on plant stands in the shade of the north side of the house. They love it. all the humidity that they don't get in the house...But I'm disabled & this has been a bad year for me. I didn't put anything out or make my veg. garden, etc..The only annual flowers I have are the ones that reseed themselves every year.

I noticed more growth and a couple of yellow leaves this morning!!!