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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.
If you've been searching for plants that start with Z, you'll find 3 detailed plants below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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| Zebra Plant | Zoysia Grass | ZZ Plant |
List of Plants That Start With Z
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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.
About plants starting with Z
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