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What plants do the royals favour?
Dragon tree.
Fiddle leaf fig.
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Snake plant.
The tree has a long stem and a bright burst of long green leaves edged with red. 5. Fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata). Finally, you might have spotted Meghan and Harry's huge fiddle leaf fig in their Santa Barbara home. It often features in video calls, adding a burst of colour to their pale interior style. Linda Dodge from SaveOnEnergy. com/uk said: "Plants are all over social media at the moment, and trends in really expensive houseplants are on the rise, so seeing some more basic plants that you could pick up at any nursery is really positive.” We know that plants are good for boosting mental health, as well as improving our air quality and removing pollutants on a small scale. We recently studied which plants are best at removing CO2 from the air, with prayer plants, rubber plants, and bird's nest ferns coming out on top. V
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2. Rubber plant (Ficus elastica). The rubber plant, with its thick, statement leaves, has been spotted on @sussexroyal's Instagram. Although slightly harder to care for, the rubber plant comes in a variety of colours to compliment any room. Rubber plants are also great at absorbing CO2 and came second in SaveOnEnergy's study on the best houseplants for offsetting emissions. 3. Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata; formerly Sansevieria). One of the easiest plants to care for—a small green and yellow snake plant was snapped in the back of @sussexroyal's Instagram post from their visit to Cape Town. Snake plants are native to warmer countries, including Africa, but are now common around the world and come in different shapes, sizes and colours. 4. Dragon tree (Dracaena marginata). A dragon tree was spotted in the background of a video call on the @theroyalfamily Instagram account.
ver the past year, we've been getting used to seeing snapshots of people’s houses on video calls, and the Royal Family has been no exception. The public has been intrigued to learn what goes on in the background of their various estates, from Camilla's floral arrangements to Charles' endless bookshelves. With this in mind, SaveOnEnergy. com/uk wanted to find out which houseplants feature most in the backgrounds of the Royal Family's Instagram posts. They analyzed photos from the family's social media channels to find out which houseplants are favoured by the Royal Family. 1. Parlour palm (Chamaedorea elegans). Featuring on both @dukeandduchessofcambridge and @sussexroyal's Instagram accounts is the parlour palm. Parlour palms are elegant and tall, and easy to care for. You might have seen William and Kate's one in the background of their video calls.
Rubber plant.
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