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Fiddle Leaf Figs and Monsteras might appear to be the Insta-feed-dominating darlings of the house plant world, but they’ve been pricked at the post as the world’s most popular.
The cactus is the favourite “house plant” of Instagram, according to HomeHow.co.uk, which analysed hashtags to find the most prolific on the platform.
There were almost 24 million posts including #cactus, well ahead of second-placed #hoya (about 2 million), which also has plenty of bragging rights given the one with the crown (of thorns) is the name of a whole family, which people are likely to be posting from nature, too.
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The flower Of Hoya Carnosa, also known as porcelain flower or wax plant.
Monstera. Image: Soloveva Kseniia, Shutterstock
Monstera was still up there, though, with about 1.65 million hashtags, followed by Philodendron at about 800,000 and Ferns (about 600,000).
The Snake Plant was the “most Instagrammable” of the noted “air purifying plants” in the top 20, according to HomeHow.co.uk, (about 300,000), followed by Chinese Evergreen (about 240,000) and Spider Plant (about 230,000).
“The least Instagrammable air purifying plants” were Aloe Vera (about 100,000 hashtags) and Ficus (about 50,000).
Corn Plants (Dracaena fragrans) came in last in the study, with about 40,000 hashtags.
Congo Philodendron. Image: Nick Clayton
Ferns in the bathroom. Classic. Image: WichitS, Shutterstock
INSTAGRAM’S MOST POPULAR HOUSE PLANTS BELOW
Cactus — 23,948,259 hashtags
Hoya — 2,002,578
Monstera — 1,653,211
Philodendron — 797,169
Ferns — 613,956
Anthurium (Laceleaf) — 542,231
Laceleaf. Credit: Farhad Ibrahimade, Shutterstock
Peperomias were the must-have indoor plant of a couple of years ago. Image: Lana M, Shutterstock
Fiddle Leaf Figs are an Insta fave. Image: Kowit Phatipreechakul, Shutterstock
Pothos (Devil’s Ivy) — 498,259
Peperomia — 400,974
Rubber Tree — 313,862
Fiddle Leaf Fig — 307,196
Snake — 300,605
Chinese Evergreen — 242,599
Spider Plant — 230,078
Peace Lily — 199,816
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas Zamiifolia, also known as Zanzibar Gem) — 179,535
Madagascar Dragon Tree — 123,777
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Dracaena Fragrans, or the “Corn Plant”, needs a bit more love. Image: Anastacie, Shutterstock
Soothing Aloe Vera. Image: New Africa, Shutterstock
Chinese Evergreen. Always good. Image: dropStock Shutterstock
Coffee Plants (Coffea) — 123,166
Aloe Vera — 98,863
String of Pearls — 44,539
Corn Plants (Dracaena Fragrans) — 38,434
Source: HomeHow.co.uk
Zamioculcas Zamiifolia, ZZ Plant — also known as Zanzibar Gem. Image: New Africa, Shutterstock
The Peace Lily. The most classic house plant of them all? Image: John C Evans, Shutterstock
Madagascar Dragon Tree lurking in the shadows. Image: Evvarkee, Shutterstock
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