The GREAT INDOORS
A Facebook launch has been in its build-up stages this month, but somehow, despite exciting hints and general buzz, it’s unlikely many followers will have guessed the mystery celebrity is a Zamioculcas zamiifolia.
Not just any old Zamioculcas zamiifolia, but a black one new to the market.
For aficionados, who know it as Black ZZ, the new offering from Gellert’s nursery in Karaka, South Auckland, is expected to cause a similar sell-out sensation to the likes of Syngonium podophyllum “Confetti” and Philodendron “Pink Princess” – possibly more so, as it tolerates low light and likes to be watered only once a month. Its deepslatey aubergine-tinged colour is a further distinction.
Once the first season’s limited crop of ZZ hit garden centres from November, it was expected to fly off the shelves, although possibly not before being spoken to kindly and being carried around the store in the manner of a cherished pet by its prospective new custodians.
If growing avidity for indoor plants sounds a bit potty, the impetus appears to be the housing-affordability problem.
Palmers Miramar owner Katherine Beauchamp says some customers take time to bond
