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#3 ZZ Plant

#3 ZZ Plant

Breathe life into your indoor areas with a ‘happy plant’ (Dracaena fragrans). Also called the corn plant or Chinese money tree, it’s a hardy plant with attractive long arching leaves growing from the top of a bare thick woody stem. It makes a wonderful leafy indoor plant.

HOW TO GROW

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Choose a spot indoors that is well lit but away from direct sunlight.

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Fill chosen planter with quality potting mix, such as Yates ® Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter ® .

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Remove the plant from the container, gently tease the roots.

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Position in pot and backfill with potting mix, gently firming down. Water in well.

5

Water regularly to keep the soil lightly moist.

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Feed fortnightly from spring to autumn with Yates ® Thrive ® Houseplant Liquid Plant Food.

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS

Yates ® Thrive ® Houseplant Liquid Plant Food Yates ® Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter ®

Growing Tips:

• Happy plant stems that grow too tall can be cut back to the desired height. New leaves will grow from below the cut.

• Happy plants can stay in the same pot for several years.

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