Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Variegata'

Variegated ZZ Plant carries irregular cream-white sectors across its otherwise glossy dark green pinnate leaflets, a genuine chimeric sport in a genus not typically known for variegation. Sector coverage varies between plants and even between fronds on the same plant, and cream-heavy leaflets have less chlorophyll, so plants benefit from slightly brighter light than the plain species to compensate.

Native range

Chimeric variegated sport mutation of Zamioculcas zamiifolia.

Classification

Genus

Zamioculcas

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Upright, rhizomatous

Form of

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Morphology

Leaf shape

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein., ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base. leaflets

Leaf length

30-50cm (full frond)

Leaf width

3-5cm (per leaflet)

Petiole colour

Green, cream-streaked

Venation

Subtle

Texture

Glossy

Variegation

ChimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. (unstableVariegation that is prone to disappearing (reverting to solid green) if lighting conditions are poor or if not pruned.) irregular cream-white sectors on glossy pinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein. leaflets; propagates true only from a cutting taken at a variegated node

Growth habit

Upright rhizomatous