there’s nothing slowing down fiddle leaf figs. They are designers’ go to

According to who Mike, some no-name YouTube 'influencer' you blindly bow down to?

Is it a worldwide list? Or just an Aussie list?

I would say worldwide. 2020 will be the year of calatheas. Be prepared

I'll hold my breath...

Sorry but that is complete nonsense!! There are dozens of similar lists out there and considering from where they are sourced, pretty much every one is different. And few have FLF's heading the list and other than Mike's list, none had any calatheas listed.

What was interesting to see was that virtually all had cacti and succulents maintaining their continuing popularity. Also anything with colored foliage - marantas, tradescantia, hypoestes, begonias, bananas.

Posts and threads like this are useless.

Sounds like we should build a last redoubt and grow Calatheas.

Mike, how much is expected in this catch?

i see trend goes towards colourful and patternful leaves. calatheas specifically.

If you follow plant groups on social media you start to notice the trends so I wouldn’t be surprised if you are right.

None of this is genuine. This isn’t about caring for a plant because you think that plant is special.

This is about following what others do and hoarding plants just because people say they’re cool.

I don’t care about what’s cool or what interior designers are using as props.

I’ll stick with my 1980s mall plants.

So-called plant 'trends' are really just efforts of rookie gardeners to get folks enthused about plants they like. Or from growers trying to create a larger market for what they specifically are growing and selling. Or current decorating fads. Very few experienced gardeners pay any attention to current plant trends or fads and just grow whatever they like.

Where did this list come from?

it’s based on the trends, what people talk about the most

So this is your list then Mike, and not something from another source.

it’s from the houseplant community

I agree Monsteras are happening. Both M. adansonii and good old M. deliciosa. The white-variegated versions of deliciosa get crazy prices on sites like Ebay and Etsy. They are unatainable for most people.

Calatheas are the plants people want. C. ornata and orbifolia top the list.

Succulents, yes, but the trend is for “string-of-whatever”. String of hearts, string of pearls, string of dolphins... You get the idea.

Hoyas of the more unusual varieties and less common species are very hot. The silly single heart-shaped Hoya leaf in a pot is always a hit, even though the thing will probably never grow a vine. One thing to watch for is that (Hoya kerrii) leaf underplanted with sting-of-hearts vines. At least part of it will grow.

Not even one mention of Pilea peperomioides - the" Missionary plant", or "Chinese money plant"? Still very hot.

Good old "money tree" (Pachira) is still a best-seller.

There is a new variety of ZZ plant that has much rounder leaflets, and no point. I predict this will become very popular in households that appreciate feng shui.

Also the dark leaf from of ZZ named ‘Raven’ is hot. You can’t buy it on the West Coast, sadly.

Watermelon peperomias are in demand, but seem to be challenging for most of the hobbyists I talk to. They also are fragile and get damaged in the shipping process. Does not seem to hurt their popularity.

Sensitive plants are super-sellers, but only available seasonally (in the warm months).

And airplants (Tillandsias). There’s always some splashy new hybrid.

Those are my predictions.

I think the pilea peperomoides will slowly go out of trend already. it has been there for quite some time and i must say, it is tiring to see it too often. monstera albo was definitely the plant of 2019. fiddle leaf fig is the plant of the decade. Calatheas will be so hot this year!

Calatheas are very attractive plants, but sadly most people kill them very fast. They are not for beginners. those who buy them without knowledge on how to keep them happy will soon be upset that the plant died on them..

mike, I remember you posting about Calatheas before and buying several and then posting in desperation that they are declining. Did you manage to stabilize them? or are they dead

? are you going to get more and grow them differently? ;)

Im going to get more rare varieties. My calatheas are ok, they like so much water

so, considering the list you posted: which ones do you have and/or planning to get?

im planning to buy a makoyana

in case you don't know, C. lancifolia is the most tolerant of them all (so easier to grow and easier to get then most).

Did you ever figure out how to grow FLFs?

rhizo,

Every time I see the use of that initializer, I have to audibly say 'FLOOF' and look around for one of the cats. It can't be just me, can it?

HA! Funny Jeff. I think it’s just YOU! :-)

Interesting about plant “trends”. I just (try to) grow what I like and find attractive.

I never heard about the Pilea peperomoides “thing” until a month or two ago when I saw it near the register in a Chinese restaurant. The owner was telling me that “you can find them everywhere now”, as if they had been hard to find before. I guess that whole frenzy passed my by. I’d never heard about (until it was over...?) it and wasn’t looking. As many nurseries and garden sections as I’ve frequented in the past and continue to visit, I’ve never seen them anywhere else.

I came across this post in searching GW for any advice, problems and care instructions that I might find since I just purchased one from an Etsy seller. Both a Pilea peperomoides and Pepperomia prostrate cuttings.

No idea where that one is on the plant trend-o-meter either. Just hoping I have luck with them.

The “thing” might have passed you by in your area, but I’m still selling 30-50 a month of the Pilea.

I guess it’s still a thing then.

i wouldnt worry so much about the pilea. It literally is everywhere so you can easily buy new ones if ever.

Well...I wasn’t really “LOOKING” looking. I mean if I had seen one at a local nursery or BBS, I would have gotten it. I’ve just never seen any around. If they are that wildly popular then maybe they got snatched up before I got there. Now that I’ve purchased one online I’ll probably start seeing them EVERYWHERE!