Roses are No. 1 on the social media platform; sunflowers rank second
Secret is one of the most popular roses in Sacramento.
Roses make beautiful photos. So, it’s not surprising, roses are Instagram stars.
In fact, roses are the No. 1 flower on Instagram, according to research by
AllAboutGardening.com
. And it wasn’t even close; the next nine flowers in the Top 10 combined aren’t as popular as roses.
How did the researchers come up with roses as the most Instagrammable flower? They counted hashtags (or had a clever search program do it).
As of June (which happens to be Rose Month), #rose or #roses had amassed 79.6 million posts on Instagram, according to AllAboutGardening.com.
A lot of that had to do with roses’ link to special occasions. Roses also rank as the most sold cut flower – more than 100 million stems a year.
Second is a Sacramento-area favorite: Sunflower. That summer favorite totaled 9.7 million posts (either #sunflower or #sunflowers). How many of those featured fields in Yolo County?
Also in the Top 10 is a California icon: Poppy. On Instagram, fields of California poppies are particularly popular, which propelled #poppies (or #poppy) to No. 7.
Here’s the top 10 in numbers of Instagram hashtags:
1. Rose, 79.6 million
2. Sunflower, 9.7 million
3. Tulip, 11.4 million
4. Orchid, 8.9 million
5. Peony, 7.7 million
6. Daisy, 7.6 million
7. Poppy, 5.5 million
8. Hydrangea, 4.6 million
9. Dahlia, 2.8 million
10. Hibiscus, 2.7 million
Said AllAboutGardening.com about its results: “These findings offer an interesting insight into which flowers people consider the most aesthetically pleasing to post about and serves as a guide to some of the most gorgeous flowers that can be displayed in homes this summer.”
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Sunflowers are the second-most Instagrammable flower, according to a recent study.
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Garden Checklist for week of April 21
This week there’s plenty to keep gardeners busy. With no rain in the immediate forecast, remember to irrigate any new transplants.
* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.
* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Spring brings a flush of rapid growth, and that means your garden is really hungry. Feed shrubs and trees with a slow-release fertilizer. Or mulch with a 1-inch layer of compost.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.
* Mulch around plants to conserve moisture and control weeds.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.
* Plant onion sets.
* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.
* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.
* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.
* Mid to late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.
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