Flowers – a real mood pleaser
It should be no surprise to anyone that humans love flowers, they are often given as gifts for special occasions, or just as a surprise for a loved one, plus they are colourful, have naturally nice fragrances, and their by-products are often used as food or supplements. But just how much of an impact do flowers have on humans on a more biological , emotional level?
Different types of flowers have different positive effects:
Various scientific studies conducted over the last few decades have shown that when test subjects are given flowers, or present with them, more than 90% of them outwardly displayed a feeling of being happy, generally smiling when they say the flowers. This is already a well known fact that flowers make people happy, but it has only relatively recently come to light that specific shapes of flowers boast different positive emotional effects, as well as the general happy feeling :
- ·Large, round faced flowers such as Sunflowers tend to give subjects a feeling of great happiness when seen.
- ·Pointier, more leaf shaped flowers such as the Magnolia tend to create a feeling of well being when presented to someone.
- ·Flowers with brightly coloured flower heads and bright leaves such as the common Daisy flower create more of a feeling of calm when seen
- ·Flowers that have a spherical flower head and bright colours such as Roses
- ·increase feelings of intimacy and love
Consistent close contact with flowers can also boast long term positive mood changing effects, with test subjects claiming they felt less depressed, and thought about depressing or upsetting issues less when around flowers. This is also the reason why throughout the spring and summer time peoples moods are generally more positive and happy, this was thought to be because of the increased sunlight, while this is also true, it is now believed that the abundance of bright colourful flowers that are generally around during these seasons is also a major factor in improved moods.
As you can see, it’s now understandable why certain flowers are given for certain occasions, you wouldn’t expect to give someone Sunflowers for valentines day or an anniversary would you!
Improve someone you loves mood with a fantastic choice of flowers from http://www.prestigeflowers.co.uk/ !
Different types of flowers have different positive effects:
Various scientific studies conducted over the last few decades have shown that when test subjects are given flowers, or present with them, more than 90% of them outwardly displayed a feeling of being happy, generally smiling when they say the flowers. This is already a well known fact that flowers make people happy, but it has only relatively recently come to light that specific shapes of flowers boast different positive emotional effects, as well as the general happy feeling :
- ·Large, round faced flowers such as Sunflowers tend to give subjects a feeling of great happiness when seen.
- ·Pointier, more leaf shaped flowers such as the Magnolia tend to create a feeling of well being when presented to someone.
- ·Flowers with brightly coloured flower heads and bright leaves such as the common Daisy flower create more of a feeling of calm when seen
- ·Flowers that have a spherical flower head and bright colours such as Roses
- ·increase feelings of intimacy and love
Consistent close contact with flowers can also boast long term positive mood changing effects, with test subjects claiming they felt less depressed, and thought about depressing or upsetting issues less when around flowers. This is also the reason why throughout the spring and summer time peoples moods are generally more positive and happy, this was thought to be because of the increased sunlight, while this is also true, it is now believed that the abundance of bright colourful flowers that are generally around during these seasons is also a major factor in improved moods.
As you can see, it’s now understandable why certain flowers are given for certain occasions, you wouldn’t expect to give someone Sunflowers for valentines day or an anniversary would you!
Improve someone you loves mood with a fantastic choice of flowers from http://www.prestigeflowers.co.uk/ !
Source:
- ·http://aboutflowers.com/health-benefits-a-research/emotional-impact-of-flowers-study.html
- ·http://www.prestigeflowers.co.uk/
- ·Own knowledge