How many houseplants start with C?

22 of the 200 houseplants in Icillion start with C, for example Cactus, Christmas Cactus and Chinese Evergreen.

What is the longest name among houseplants that start with C?

The longest is “Chinese Money Plant” and the shortest is “Cactus”.

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22 houseplants start with C, from “Cactus” to “Cymbidium”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

Cactusalso Cacti
Caladium
Calatheaalso Prayer Plant
Calathea Medallion
Calathea Orbifolia
Cape Primrosealso Streptocarpus
Cast Iron Plantalso Aspidistra
Cat Palm
Chinese Evergreenalso Aglaonema
Chinese Fan Palmalso Livistona
Chinese Money Plantalso Pilea, Pilea Peperomioides, Pancake Plant, Missionary Plant
Christmas Cactusalso Schlumbergera
Cliviaalso Kaffir Lily
Coffee Plantalso Coffea Arabica
Coleus
Corn Plantalso Dracaena Fragrans
Cretan Brake Fernalso Pteris
Croton
Crown of Thornsalso Euphorbia Milii
Ctenanthe
Cyclamen
Cymbidium

C is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 22 of the 200 houseplants (11%).
Shortest: “Cactus”. Longest: “Chinese Money Plant”.
13 names have more than one word.
13 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many houseplants start with C?: 22 of the 200 houseplants in Icillion start with C, for example Cactus, Christmas Cactus and Chinese Evergreen.
What is the longest name among houseplants that start with C?: The longest is “Chinese Money Plant” and the shortest is “Cactus”.

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