Research reveals Instagram’s 20 most popular house plants

New online research has revealed the 20 most popular house plants on Instagram, with results that might surprise.

Is there anything more soothing than looking at fancy plants in beautiful houses on Instagram?

Indoor plants have cemented themselves as a runaway favourite accessory for interior enthusiasts in recent years, with influencers and social media users loving a hint of green.

Homewares website homehow.co.uk conducted research over the past year to find the 20 most popular house plants on Instagram, with some surprising results.

The humble cactus is far and away the most popular house plant on Instagram with more than 23.9 million posts. Cactuses are an ideal house plant – they’re striking and come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and are extremely difficult to kill, even with minimal care and watering.

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The cactus is the most popular house plant on Instagram according to new research.

Among the most popular plants is the beloved Monstera with its large leaves.

In second place was the hoya with 2.002 million hashtags. The plant has distinctive almond shaped leaves, and pretty, pastel coloured flowers, that have a delicate scent.

Another popular house plant was the fiddle leaf fig, favoured by celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian – which had 307,196 hashtags and came in tenth place.

Fiddle leaf figs can live inside if put near a window, with some sunlight, but not too much. Gardenista.com also recommends keeping them away from drafts and making sure the soil isn’t too dry or too wet, and considering getting a humidifier nearby the fig. Good luck!

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Swiss cheese plants, or Monstera adansonii, were the third most popular plant.

Also on the list was the peace lily, which came in 14th place. Peace lilies have dark green leaves and bright white flowers. And the string of pearls – a distinctive succulent with delicate, spherical leaves.

In third place is the lush and leafy monstera, and fourth is the hardy philodendron. In fifth place are tropical favourite #ferns.

Here’s the full list of the most Instagrammed house plants:

1. Cactus – 23,948,259 hashtags

2. Hoya – 2,002,578 hashtags

3. Monstera – 1,653,211 hashtags

4. Philodendron – 797,169 hashtags

5. Ferns – 613,956 hashtags

6. Anthurium – 542,231 hashtags

7. Pothos – 498,259 hashtags

8. Peperomia – 400,974 hashtags

9. Rubber tree – 313, 862 hashtags

10. Fiddle Leaf Fig – 307,196 hashtags

11. Snake plant – 300,605 hashtags

12. Chinese evergreen – 242,599 hashtags

13. Spider plant – 230,078 hashtags

14. Peace lily – 199,816 hashtags

15. ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) – 179,535 hashtags

16. Madagascar Dragon Tree – 123,777 hashtags

17. Coffee Plants (coffea) – 123,166 hashtags

18. Aloe vera – 98,863 hashtags

19. String of pearls – 44,539 hashtags

20. Corn plants (Dracaena fragrans) – 38,434 hashtags

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