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r/RareHouseplants↗

Our community consists of plant parents in the next phase of plant keeping. Plant collecting. Come discover, learn about and discuss unusual and harder to find varieties of houseplants. Share photos and experiences of your own collection with other enthusiasts! We aim to create a positive, and safe space for sharing and learning. Be sure to communicate with respect and understanding. Let’s grow together 🌱

150k subscribers331 posts / mo in Sep 2026226 authors / mosince 2019

r/RareHouseplants has 150k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 331 posts a month from 226 people. Top topics: Variegated Leaves, Philodendrons and Variegated Leaves.

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Size and growth

How r/RareHouseplants has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+25%in 12 months · +4.3% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026150k
Growing150k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
r/RareHouseplants

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−50%vs Sep 2025 · −9.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026331
QuieterPeaked at 722 in Jul 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/RareHouseplants

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Variegated Leaves3.6%
  2. Philodendrons3.0%
  3. Variegated Leaves2.5%
  4. Variegated Monsteras1.9%
  5. Monstera Albo1.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. Wolfram
  3. Qualtrics

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research