Houseplants
🌿Monocotyledons
Monocots
~70,000 species
Flowering plants with one seed leaf, parallel leaf veins, and flower parts in multiples of three. Many of the most popular houseplants are tropical monocots.
Source: Wikipedia💡Most of the plants in the giant aroid family (Araceae) that dominate houseplant collections are monocots from tropical rainforest floors.
39 houseplants
🪴 monstera🪴 pothos🪴 philodendron🪴 heartleaf philodendron🌸 anthurium🪴 dieffenbachia🪴 aglaonema🪴 caladium🪴 syngonium🪴 alocasia🪴 colocasia🌸 peace lily🪴 zz plant🪴 snake plant🪴 dracaena🪴 lucky bamboo🪴 ponytail palm🪴 cast iron plant🪴 yucca🌿 asparagus fern🪷 phalaenopsis orchid🪷 dendrobium orchid🪷 cattleya orchid🪴 aloe vera🌵 haworthia🌵 gasteria🌿 air plant🌸 bromeliad🪴 calathea🪴 prayer plant🪴 stromanthe🌸 bird of paradise🪴 areca palm🪴 parlor palm🪴 majesty palm🪴 kentia palm🪴 lady palm🪴 tradescantia🪴 inch plant
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