Who are #plantmoms and #plantdads?

On the windowsill of a Schlumberger, in the corner, an areca lingers, and a calathea adorns the hallway. Do you immediately have images in front of your inner eye? Then you can be #plantmom or #plantdad – or at least qualified to be part of this Instagram community. Plant moms and plant dads pose as their favorite plants on social media like others do with their pets or kids. Therefore, the terms are chosen so as to be obvious: in translation, they mean “mother of the plant” and “father of the plant.”

Over 3.4 million posts have the hashtag #plantmom, and users have tagged 541,000 photos and videos with the hashtag #plantdad. And one more thing: if you browse Instagram under the hashtag #plantparents (“plant parents”), you will see photos of couples posing with succulents as if they were their sons or daughters. Dogs and cats are also more likely to scurry around the picture. Obviously there is an intersection between #plantmom and #plantdad, and also between #catmom and #dogdad (“cat mom” and “dog dad”).

Shared room as #urbanjungle

However, overzealous parents tend to care less about mom and dad. In a community, it doesn’t matter to many to impress each other with specialist knowledge or an exotic collection. Even a particularly green finger does not have to belong. What matters is a sincere desire to nurture and care for indoor and balcony plants and simply keep them alive.

Many Plantmoms and Plantdads are Millennials or Generation Z. They decorate their common rooms, balconies, and apartments with green plants like monstera, palms, or single-leaf plants. Once a few green plants and succulents have established themselves, they will soon take up more space and time. On the one hand, parent plants enjoy growing new plants from offshoots, and on the other hand, they care for existing plants with such love that they grow into large, impressive plants.

Therefore, the #urbanjungle hashtag can also be found under some Instagram photos. Because in many of the common rooms of a plant mom or a plant dad, you almost feel like you’re standing in the middle of a jungle.

Plantfluencer: five interesting accounts

who else Inspiration for a jungle of houseplants in your own home you should take a closer look at the following Plantfluencer reports.

Urbanjungleblog: station wagons

The choice of furnishing ideas in the Instagram account “urbanjungleblog” is huge. This is because Igor Yosifovich from Munich and Judith de Graaf from near Paris show photos and videos from living rooms from around the world. The result is a colorful smorgasbord of ideas for plant lovers.

Jungle Plants Joey: Loyal to life and in good spirits

Josef Buchholz, better known as YouTuber “Joey’s Jungle”, is not a plant care professional. He seems even cuter when he gives his community tips on how to prevent calathea from dying or which plants are good for beginners. However, the Joy Jungle Plants channel is currently inactive, as is the main channel. Youtuber is resting.

Marienova: for lovers of ancient buildings and cats

“Chaotic, perfectionist, introverted” is how plant fluencer Marie from Jena describes herself. Her report shows that an intersection of plant and cat lovers exists. In her old house, furnished in warm colors and with numerous plants, a furry four-legged friend constantly sneaks in. Marie can be found not only on Instagram (@marienova), but also leads a YouTube channel (Marienova). There she gives advice on caring for plants.

Kevinsgreenpets: authentic and pleasant to the touch

Kevin Qiu from Karlsruhe without much bumps shows what he has, namely a lot of plants in his house. If you scroll through kevinsgreenpets’ Instagram account, you’ll see soothing images of luscious green leaves that don’t need a filter. To save himself some work, Kevin designed an irrigation system for his “green pets,” as he tells meinKa.

floraamalia:

Flora Amalia Pedersen (@floraamalie) combines select vintage furniture with her plant collection. Instagrammer does not give an idea of ​​his life in the form of photos. In the caption under her photos, she writes detailed texts about what is on her mind at the moment.

By the way, the term “plant fluencer” is a combination of the words “plant” and “influencer”.