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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
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@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.