A new study has revealed how the health of your plants can impact the benefits they provide.
In fact, the study found that while lush, leafy plants with dense canopies may offer thebenefits typically associated with indoor plants, being around plants that are shrivelled and dying can actually be worse for your wellbeing than having no plants in your home at all.
As such, the researchers concluded that dead and dying plants should be removed from homes and offices to avoid this negative impact.“Our research has shown that when choosing houseplants appearance is important,” said Jenny Berger, a built environment PhD researcher at the University of Reading and lead author of the study.
“Plants which people find attractive and interesting are likely to give us the biggest wellbeing boost, and green, lush plants will bring a healthy feeling to the indoor environment.”
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