The best ZZ plants, compared.
Top pick: Carbeth ZZ plant, one pot – Highest star score, and the score of 100 whose item count matches a single Zamioculcas in a 12 cm pot. Best value: plantster 35 cm ZZ plant – About £14.99, the lowest shelf price among the listings that score 100 on the star line. Updated October 2026.
A ZZ plant is zamiifolia, a slow, glossy indoor plant for a flat or an office. The Royal Horticultural Society says to grow it in well-drained compost, in indirect light to full shade, and rates it, so a British winter outdoors sits outside that rating. Three of the five show 5.0 from one review or no star line, and several specification blocks disagree with the title. A usable row names the species, can drain, and matches its own height and pack count. That checklist is the [ZZ plant buying guide](/hub/plant-accessories/zz-plant/sub/zz-plant-buying-guide). The RHS and the Horticultural Association class the plant as harmful if eaten and as a skin and eye irritant. An field on a row is a catalogue label, not UK hardiness. Means summer only outside, in a 10–15°C band. Gardeners' says keep the room consistently above 10°C.
A ZZ plant is zamiifolia, a slow, glossy indoor plant for a flat or an office.
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Must the title name Zamioculcas?
Carbeth Plants lists one Zamioculcas zamiifolia in a 12 cm pot at about £17.99. The file has no height and no weight. The indoor/outdoor field says Outdoor, and the rank sits in Outdoor Flowers. Sunlight is partial sun. A special feature claims air purification, with no measurement in the file. The hero image URL matches the pair listing. amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from 1 review, and the file has no review text.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A named single 12 cm plant if you ignore the Outdoor field
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a stated height, or a review you can read
Specifications
Common questions
Is the single Carbeth plant marked indoor or outdoor?
The indoor/outdoor field says Outdoor. The title is a ZZ plant in a 12 cm pot. That field is not a UK hardiness rating. The RHS rates Zamioculcas H1B.
How tall is the single Carbeth plant?
The file does not state a height. A page question about mature dimensions is unanswered.
What do the reviews say?
The star line is 5.0 from 1 review. There is no review text in the file.
The plantster listing is a Zamioculcas zamiifolia at about £14.99. The title says about 35 cm in a 12 cm pot. The expected-height field says 25 cm, and the item, piece, and unit counts are 3. Planter colour is terracotta and the container material is plastic. Bullets say minimal watering; the moisture field says moderate watering. Origin is the United Kingdom. amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from 1 review. That review says it arrived in good condition, suits a windowsill, and forgives a missed watering. It is the lowest price in this set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A low shelf price if you can live with a spec block that disagrees with the title
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a confirmed single plant, or a height that the listing states once
Specifications
Common questions
Is this one plant or three?
The title reads as one Zamioculcas in a 12 cm pot. Number of Items, Number of Pieces, and Unit Count are all 3.
How tall is the plantster listing?
The title says 35 cm. The expected-height field says 25 cm.
Does the listing agree on watering?
The bullets say minimal watering. The moisture field says moderate watering, and the care line says water moderately.
Carbeth Plants lists two ZZ plants in 12 cm pots at about £28.99. Number of Items is 2 and Unit Count is 1.0. The indoor/outdoor field says Outdoor. The hero image URL and the bestseller rank numbers match the single Carbeth listing. Bullets match that single as well. A page question asks if it is safe for pets, and the file does not answer it. amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from 1 review, with no review text. There is no height in the file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Two 12 cm plants in one order, if you accept a thin and duplicated spec
Less suitable: Anyone who wants a distinct photo, a height, or a pet-safety answer
Specifications
Common questions
How many plants does the pair listing include?
The title says two 12 cm pots. Number of Items is 2. Unit Count is 1.0.
Does the listing say it is safe for pets?
The page asks whether it is safe for pets. The file does not answer it. The RHS and the HTA class the plant as harmful if eaten.
Is the photo unique to the pair?
The hero image URL is the same as the single Carbeth listing, B0HDZYPSH3.
Easy Plants lists one Aroid Palm at about £21.99, 40–45 cm including a 13 cm white ceramic pot with autumn-gold gravel. The product type is Trees and the rank is Indoor Trees. The file does not give a botanical name. The pot shade and shape may vary. Sunlight is shade and the moisture field says moderate watering. Origin is the United Kingdom. There is no customer-reviews line. The fit to a ZZ plant is unconfirmed.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A ceramic-potted plant only if you accept that the species is not named
Less suitable: Anyone who needs the listing to say Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Specifications
Common questions
Does this listing name the species?
No. The title says Aroid Palm. The product type is Trees, and the rank is Indoor Trees. Gardeners' World uses aroid palm as a common name, and this file does not confirm Zamioculcas.
What pot is included?
A 13 cm white ceramic pot and autumn-gold gravel. The file says the pot shade and shape may vary.
Does the listing say it can live in a bathroom?
The page asks that question. The file does not answer it. The sunlight field says Shade.
The generic listing titles a ZZ plant at 17 cm for about £28, model QN-IZGO-PRYO, origin the Netherlands. The weight field says 2 g. Piece count is 1. Bullets include endless variety and rosettes to trailing types, which do not describe one ZZ plant. The moisture field says Low. Colour is See description. A page question about pets is unanswered. There is no customer-reviews line.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only if the plant you receive matches one ZZ plant, which the bullets do not lock down
Less suitable: Anyone using weight, colour, or the bullet list to confirm the plant
Specifications
Common questions
What weight does the 17 cm listing print?
The weight field says 2 g. The title says a 17 cm ZZ plant.
Do the bullets describe one ZZ plant?
The title does. Other bullets say endless variety and rosettes to trailing types.
Is there a star rating?
The file has no customer-reviews line. A page question about pets is also unanswered.
Five ZZ plant listings on amazon.co.uk were scored from the star line in this set on 15 October 2026. The card score is that star average multiplied by 20. A listing with no star line scores 0. These are not laboratory, growth, or hardiness scores. Three listings show 5.0 from one review. Two have no customer-reviews line. The top pick is the Carbeth single, the score of 100 whose item count matches the title. The best value is the plantster listing at about £14.99, the lowest shelf price among that score. One review is a thin evidence base. It is not a reason to leave either badge empty. The weights below are the order of the written checks. They are not a second score.
Star line
40%The card score is the amazon.co.uk star average times 20. No star line scores 0. A 5.0 from one review stays a thin line, and two Carbeth files have no review text.
Species on the title
20%Credit a title that names Zamioculcas, ZZ plant, or Zanzibar gem. Aroid palm is a common name in BBC Gardeners' World, but the Easy Plants listing is filed as a tree, so the species stays unconfirmed.
Pack and height agree
20%One plant versus two, and the height in the title versus the height field. The plantster title says about 35 cm and the field says 25 cm, with piece counts of 3 against a singular title.
Pot stated
10%A stated pot size is part of the check. A 12 cm nursery pot is the ordinary size in this set. A ceramic cover with no drainage hole, left full of runoff, is how rhizomes rot.
Indoor use and review text
10%H1B is summer only outside. An Outdoor catalogue field is not British hardiness. A stored review you can read counts for more than a star line with no text.
Start with the species name on the title, then with whether the pack and the height agree. Pot drainage, indoor use, and the review line decide the rest. The notes below follow that order for these five listings.
A ZZ plant is Zamioculcas zamiifolia, an evergreen arum from eastern tropical Africa. UK shoppers buy it as a slow, glossy indoor plant for a flat or an office. The Royal Horticultural Society says to grow it indoors in well-drained compost, in indirect light to full shade, and rates it H1B. A UK winter outdoors is outside that rating. H1B means summer only outside, in a 10–15°C band. Gardeners' World says keep the room consistently above 10°C.
Gardeners' World says wait until the compost has been fully dry for about four weeks, and never water while it is still moist. House & Garden says water very sparingly in winter. Do not leave the pot sitting in water. A soft tuber is the rot sign they give when several stems yellow together.
Both Carbeth listings say Outdoor and rank in Outdoor Flowers. The RHS rating is H1B, summer only outside. A British winter outdoors is outside that rating. Keep the room consistently above 10°C.
An air-purifying bullet has no measurement in the Carbeth file. The generic 17 cm listing prints a weight of 2 g and bullets about mixed succulents. A 5.0 from one review is an anecdote, not a rank.
The title should name Zamioculcas, ZZ plant, or Zanzibar gem. Aroid palm is a common name, and the Easy Plants listing that uses it is filed as a tree, so the species stays unconfirmed. Pack and size should agree with themselves. The Carbeth single is one item in a 12 cm pot, with no height in the file. The Carbeth pair says two 12 cm pots, Number of Items is 2, and the unit count is 1.0.
The RHS says indirect light to full shade. Growth is slow, so a north-facing room is a reason to buy the size you want now. How that looks in a dim British room is in [a ZZ plant in a dim British room](/hub/plant-accessories/blog/zz-plant-in-a-dim-british-room). plantster says indirect light. Both Carbeth rows say partial sun and set the site field to Outdoor. Easy Plants says shade. The generic row says partial sun and low moisture. Three rows show 5.0 from one review.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
Gardeners' World describes a beginner who lets the compost dry. The Carbeth single names one Zamioculcas zamiifolia in a 12 cm pot at about £17.99, and the item count is 1. The file has no height, the indoor/outdoor field says Outdoor, and the star line is 5.0 from one review with no text in the file.
Growth is slow, so buy the size you want now. The plantster title says about 35 cm in a 12 cm pot at about £14.99, the lowest price in this set. The height field says 25 cm and the piece counts say 3. The one review says it arrived in good condition and suits a windowsill.
The RHS and the Horticultural Trades Association class Zamioculcas as harmful if eaten and as a skin and eye irritant for people and pets. No listing here is a safe choice for a pet or a child. If the plant can sit where it will not be chewed, the Carbeth single is the named one-pot row. The file does not answer a pet question.
In this set of five amazon.co.uk listings, the top pick is the Carbeth ZZ plant in one 12 cm pot at about £17.99. It shares the top star score, 5.0 from one review, with two other rows, and it is the score of 100 whose item count matches the title. The file has no height, the indoor/outdoor field says Outdoor, and there is no review text. The best value is the plantster listing at about £14.99, the lowest shelf price among that same score. The title says about 35 cm and one plant; the height field says 25 cm and the counts say 3. The Easy Plants aroid palm at about £21.99 does not name Zamioculcas. The generic 17 cm listing at about £28 prints a weight of 2 g. None of these star lines is a growth test.
Carbeth ZZ plant, one pot
Highest star score, and the score of 100 whose item count matches a single Zamioculcas in a 12 cm pot.
plantster 35 cm ZZ plant
About £14.99, the lowest shelf price among the listings that score 100 on the star line.
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