Returned to ZZ Plant after a difficult first attempt

My first attempt at ZZ Plant failed — leggy growth reaching toward insufficient light got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again.

The second attempt, with proper attention to repotting only when roots are visibly emerging from the drainage holes, has been completely different. It's now thriving in a grouped arrangement for a humidity-raising effect and year-round green presence improving mood and productivity is on full display. slowing down in autumn as light levels drop this year was a genuine reward for starting again. If you failed first time, the plant isn't the problem — the conditions probably were.