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September 21, 2022 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 7 By Search Intelligence T he Aloe vera plant is the most Insta- grammable house- plant, with over 5 million posts on the platform In second place is the Agave plant with just under 2 million posts Haworthia takes the third spot with just over 800 thousand Ins- tagram posts New research has re- vealed the most Insta- grammable houseplant, with the Aloe vera plant, taking the top spot in the rankings. The research conduct- ed by Hollywood Hills real estate experts Ru- byHome established the most common house- plants and succulents on Instagram and analysed the number of hashtags for both the scientific name of each house- plant and the more com- monly used names. The analysis revealed that the Aloe vera plant (scientifically known as the Aloe barbadensis miller) had the highest number of hashtags on The Skanner News T @aloe_wrld, Lagos, Nigeria Instagram, making it the most Instagrammable. The plant has 5,155,019 combined hashtags on the platform to date. The plant has been a house- hold favorite for centu- ries due to its medicinal and cosmetic purposes. The Aloe Vera plant secures its top spot by totalling over five mil- lion posts on Instagram from the use of the fol- lowing hashtags: ‘#al- oebarbadensismiller, ‘#aloevera’, ‘#aloever- aplant’, and ‘#aloevera- succulent’. Agave Americana, otherwise known as Agave, places second with 1,835,178 posts on the platform. Agave plants have a multitude of uses, but their main benefit is that their sap and juices can be used to treat many gut-related issues. It is also rich in nutrients which is why many see it as a more natural alternative to honey and sugar. The third most Ins- tagrammable plant is the Haworthia plant. Scientifically known as Haworthiopsis attenu- ata, the plant has a to- tal number of 824,048 posts on Instagram. The plant’s popularity is due to its ease of care, as it can tolerate many different lighting con- ditions and can last long periods in dark spaces. he 1960s was one of the most musically diverse decades in American history. While The Beatles and Bob Dylan topped the charts, a unique sound out of Detroit also shaped the musical landscape. It originated on the city’s streets and in its housing projects, reflecting seis- mic shifts in not just pop music, but in racial atti- tudes and youth culture. Motown: The Sound of Young America, on view at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland from Septem- ber 23, 2022, through March 26, 2023, shares the story of the famed record company and the artists who collectively changed the musical di- rection of the nation. Berry Gordy, Jr., was the visionary behind both the music and the Black-owned record com- pany he named Motown. A former prizefighter and songwriter, he be- lieved that talent could PHOTO BY REBECCA SAPP, COURTESY OF THE GRAMMY MUSEUM REVEALED: The Top 3 Most Instagrammable Houseplants Arts & Entertainment Motown: The Sound of Young America Debuts at the Oregon Historical Society Friday, September 23 Full set of Jackson 5 outfits. be found on nearly ev- ery Detroit streetcorner. This blend of gospel, blues, and pop quickly became “The Sound of Young America,” crash- ing the American pop charts and challenging the British Invasion. From Motown came the Supremes, Stevie Won- der, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Gaye, the Jackson 5, and others. Curated by the GRAM- MY Museum®, this dy- namic, engaging exhi- bition was originally created in 2019 in honor of the 60th anniversary of Motown Records, and has since been expanded to feature Motown Re- cords’ move to Los An- geles and highlight the new young talent on Mo- town’s current roster. Motown: The Sound of Young America features stage outfits from many of the label’s top per- formers, interviews with Motown legends, and op- portunities for visitors to get deep inside the cre- ative process perfected at Motown. Visitors will also ex- perience interactive dis- plays, including an op- portunity to perform the Supremes’ “Stop! In The Name Of Love” on stage and learn the Tempta- tions’ signature dance moves.
