Kaleidoscope 2023: Semisymizing Residential Coolness, These Are The 5 Most Popular Ornamental Plants During 2023

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JAKARTA - Trends of gardening activities and growing ornamental plants of various kinds have also become rising and growing, adorning people's lives. So what are the ornamental plants that have become popular throughout 2023?

The following is a row of lists of the most popular ornamental plants during 2023, reported by Real Simple, Thursday, December 21.

Ornamental plants that have the characteristics of thick leaves are one of the trends this year.

This year, plants with dark leaves are favorites of ornamental plant lovers, said Lindsay Pangborn, a plant expert at Bloomscape.

The rubber tree is widely chosen because it meets the criteria for dark but shiny leaf color. In addition, this plant is also easy to adapt and can add to the beauty of the interior of the room.

Right placed in a small room, the peperomia hope is a minimalist plant that has a maximum height of about six to eight inches. This is actually a hybrid plant created by crossing the species of peperomia deppeana and quadrifolia.

This plant has round and thick leaves, green with white or silver stripes, said Puneet Sabharwal, co-founder and CEO of Horti.

The water is slightly thicker than some other species of Peperomia, thus helping plants maintain moisture. Like many other species of Peperomia, this species is relatively low and easy to care for.

The tropical atmosphere is immediately felt if you have palm plants at home. Cat palm or cat palm is the best way to add a fresh green impression to the dwelling. Apart from apparently, this plant is also of course chosen because it is easy to care for so there is no need to spend a lot of money.

The next popular ornamental plant in 2023 will be calathea or kalatea, which is a genus of plants belonging to the Marantaceae family consisting of several dozen species in this genus. This plant comes from tropical America, many species are popular as pot plants because of their ornamental leaves and, in some species, colorful flowers.

Calathea is also commonly called a prayer plant or prayer plant because it can be trusted to provide goodness to the occupants of the house. Apart from being an ornament of the calathea house, it also has benefits as a conditioning in the room.

Philodendron is a type of plant from the Araceae tribe, which has many species. Its name comes from the Greek language, namely from the words Philo (trees) and dendron (love).

Because of the beauty of the shapes and colors of the leaves, philodendron is widely liked as a room or garden ornamental plant. Its beautiful shape will add to the cool and natural feel of the house, that's the allure of this type one, so that it becomes part of the popular ornamental plant in 2023.