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A STAGERS DREAM ...THE ABUSE ME PLANT !

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Real Estate Agent with Sun State Realty

ZZ....? Yes the ZZ Plant !

This is the most sensational plant imaginable....

You stage a home beautifully...the look is to die for ......and your homeowners do not have a green thumb......no they don't even have a brown thumb...and you are beginning to believe they do not have a thumb. This conclusion was arrived by the deduction that it is physically impossible for them to operate a watering device !

Or better yet the house is empty and you are so busy ( Probably a Realtor with out a thumb, if the truth were known !) you cannot get back to water the pitiful plants....

FEAR NOT ZZ has arrived. These plants really can be abused beyond belief. Though I do not recommending going past a month to water them I know I have neglected mine for at least three weeks....Having gone on record as being guilty of PLANT ABUSE, this one can take it.  With just a modicum of care the results can be stunning !

Light is not a major problem...filtered sunlight is great. Put them out when the weather is mild and rainy and you will be amply rewarded.Similar results with an ordinary fertilizer. But that is not a necessity.

Go to one of the big box stores and buy several plants. I advise stalking  the stores in hopes you can pick them up at a steal....Plant them separately or together for a bigger splash quicker.....

Kudos to ZZ !

 

 

 

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Tina Allen
Exit Realty Tri-County - Mount Dora, FL

I don't have a green or brown thumb either.  These would be perfect for me too.  Funny story, I have a flower box that runs along the front of my house.  I decided to put fake flowers so as to not have to try to keep alive real ones.  I thought they looked great.  From the road you couln't even tell.  I was very proud of myself until a new friend decided to bust my bubble and tell me..."yeah, those are nice, except they don't grow this time of year."  Now, I have to check which flowers grow during which times...uugh!

Jan 24, 2009 12:13 PM
Sherry Chastain
Hendersonville, Nashville, Old Hickory, Lebanon Tennessee - Hendersonville, TN
Realtor, Selling Homes, Lake Properties,Luxury Homes,Short Sales

Yes this plant is great. We got one at our office when we moved into the new building over 2 years ago. It has been neglected and taken care of from time to time. It just never changes. Looks great no matter what you do to it.

Jan 24, 2009 03:16 PM
Vanessa V. Simmons
Real Living HER - Columbus, OH
Realtor

Tina sounds like me minus the fake flowers..  I do not have a green thumb either and this plant sounds perferct. 

Mar 05, 2009 09:01 AM
Annie Guthrie
Sun State Realty - Pensacola, FL

It really is a miracle plant........try it you will not be disappointed !

Mar 09, 2009 03:08 AM