Zamioculcas

A ZZ plant The desk plant for someone who forgets to water anything. ZZ plants cope with low light and grow well under ordinary fluorescent office lighting, and they need water only every couple of weeks, once the soil has dried several inches down. The usual way to kill one is overwatering, which makes it a forgiving first plant and a cheap way to bring something living into a room of screens. Its upright stems take little space on a desk corner. One warning matters for the gift: the plant contains calcium oxalate crystals that are toxic to cats, dogs and people, so choose something else for a home with a pet that chews leaves.