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KOMPAS.com – An ornamental plant that has 4 petioles has been sold for over NZ $ 8,000, or around Rs 80 million.

This figure is the highest price ever obtained for the sale of ornamental plants in New Zealand.

The sale of these high-priced plants is believed to have come about thanks to increased public interest in horticulture during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to experts, ornamental plants are one of the most popular among millennials today.

especially now that online sales of these plants show a strong increase.

Launching The Guardian, September 2, 2020, the minimum variegated plant broke the record for the most expensive ornamental plant ever sold in Exchange me, New Zealand’s largest shopping site.

This plant was successfully sold for $ 8,150.

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The seller described this little sold minima (monstera) as an extremely rare plant, with four impressive yellow leaves.

The minima were grown in black plastic pots measuring 14cm and have now made their new home on Hibiscus Beach north of Auckland.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson Exchange meRuby Topzand said the record for the most expensive ornamental plant ever sold was the hoya plant, which was priced at NZ $ 6,500 in early August.

“Although we saw that the minimum tracking was quite a lot, there was still a lot more tracking for hoya plants. Hoya was the most popular plant, followed by monstera and succulent,” Ruby said.

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Urbanization

According to experts, the sales of ornamental plants that are now experiencing a sharp increase in Western countries are driven by the growth of urbanization.

In addition, ornamental plants that are currently becoming a trend in interior design are also considered influential.

So also the desire of today’s millennials to have something that can be nurtured and cared for is another factor.

Genetic mutations in plants known as variegation, including the minimums that are sold, are said to be of great interest to the online community of plant lovers.

Variegated monstera cuttings regularly sell for up to triple digits in Australia, Canada, and the US.

In the UK, online plant store Patch says 67 percent of Londoners bought indoor plants in the past 12 months.

There was a 10 percent increase in the number of purchases of crops by 25-34 year olds.

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