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Houseplants that start with S
The full list of houseplants starting with S: 22 names, taken from the 200 answers to “Name a houseplant” in Icillion.
All 22 houseplants that start with S
- Sago Palmalso Cycad
- Satin Pothosalso Scindapsus Pictus
- Sedum
- Sensitive Plantalso Mimosa Pudica
- Silver Inch Plantalso Tradescantia Zebrina
- Slipper Orchidalso Paphiopedilum
- Snake Plantalso Mother-in-Law's Tongue, Sansevieria
- Song of Indiaalso Dracaena Reflexa
- Spider Plant
- Split Rockalso Pleiospilos
- Staghorn Fern
- Starfish Floweralso Stapelia
- String of Bananas
- String of Heartsalso Ceropegia
- String of Pearls
- String of Turtlesalso Peperomia Prostrata
- Succulent
- Sundewalso Drosera
- Swedish Ivy
- Sweetheart Hoyaalso Hoya Kerrii
- Swiss Cheese Vinealso Monstera Adansonii
- Syngoniumalso Arrowhead Plant
About this list
- S is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 22 of the 200 houseplants (11%).
- Shortest: “Sedum”. Longest: “Swiss Cheese Vine”.
- 18 names have more than one word.
- 15 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many houseplants start with S?
- 22 of the 200 houseplants in Icillion start with S, for example Spider Plant, Snake Plant and Succulent.
- What is the longest name among houseplants that start with S?
- The longest is “Swiss Cheese Vine” and the shortest is “Sedum”.
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