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Plants that contain Z

5 plants containing the letter Z — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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New Zealand FlaxWitch HazelZebra PlantZoysia Grass
ZZ Plant

List of Plants That Contain Z

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    New Zealand Flax

    Phormium tenax

    A New Zealand evergreen with stiff fan-shaped clumps of long strappy leaves, dramatic in modern landscape design and historically harvested for strong fiber.

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    Witch Hazel

    Hamamelis virginiana

    A North American deciduous shrub famous for ribbon-like fragrant winter flowers and its bark extract used in skincare and folk medicine.

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    Zebra Plant

    Aphelandra squarrosa

    A Brazilian tropical plant with glossy dark green leaves striped white between deep veins, topped by golden bract spikes when in flower.

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    Zoysia Grass

    Zoysia japonica

    A warm-season Asian turf grass that forms a dense slow-growing lawn tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, popular on golf courses and in southern lawns.

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    ZZ Plant

    Zamioculcas zamiifolia

    An East African aroid with glossy dark green leaves and underground rhizomes that store water, one of the toughest and slowest-growing houseplants.

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