The Importance of Indoor Foliage Plants and Human Emotions to Indoor Foliage Plants

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the sensibility reaction and importance with the visual element of indoor foliage plants in the survey of 216 participants. The eight kinds of leaf display plants were purchased and presented on white pot. The eight kinds of plant were included in '50 varieties of indoor foliage plants' announced by NASA and also easy to manage. The correlation between sensibility reaction, importance, loyalty to foliage plants and the expectation of therapeutic effect was investigated and analyzed by preference and Semantic Differential Scaling. Among importance factors of indoor foliage plant, the environmental, esthetic and emotional relaxation were high and the environmental and emotional relaxation were treated as important factors to age 40s or over especially. The result on the correlation between the expectation of therapeutic effect and, importance and loyalty of indoor foliage plant showed that the 'emotional relaxation' and 'increasing natural healing power of body' were correlated highest. In addition, significant correlation was shown statistically in five questions of expectation of therapeutic effect and loyalty. Especially, high correlation was shown in expectation of psychological stability effect of indoor foliage plant and working in an office where the indoor landscaping is created well. Significant differences were shown statistically with the emotional reactions between eight plants and "Comfortable", "Pleasant", "Calm", "Bright", and "Sharp" were representative emotional reactions to plants. Anthurium andraeanum cv. was the most preferred out of eight plants and Spathiphyllum spp.> Ficus benjamina > Dypsis lutescens > Dracaena marginata > Rhapis excelsa > Hedera helix > Aglaonema commutatum was the order after. The most preferred leaf color of foliage plants was green. Recently, the environmental factors such as micro dust, stress and depression has been magnified and the stress relief, emotional relaxation and psychological stability effects of indoor foliage plants support the usefulness of them.

Effect of Perceived Importance according to the Visual Image of Tropicalesque Flower Landscape on the Loyalty of Horticulture Majors and Workers in Related Fields

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“…Moreover, not only esthetics but also perceived importance of plants was highest in the group with an average monthly income of 4.01-5 million won among other groups. The fact that the 30s perceive esthetics as most important is supported by Jang et al (2018) who reported in a study on the importance of indoor foliage plants according to visual elements that the 2-30s group attach most importance to esthetics, which includes items such as 'arranging plants so that they blend in with the space', as well as by Jeong and Yang (2022) who reported in a study on the importance of indoor garden plants that the 2-30s consider mood control important. Therefore, considering the characteristics of the subjects is considered highly important in creating landscapes using plants.…”

A Study on the Application of IPA Method for Exploring the Properties of Urban Residents' Choice of Indoor Plants

“…In terms of aesthetics, the color of flowers is an important When introducing plants indoors, priority consideration should be given to the benefits that can be obtained through plants, and then the type, shape, and color of plants and pots should be selected to achieve these functions. A previous study (Jang et al, 2018) reported that emotional relaxation is important as well as environmental and aesthetic aspects in the function of indoor plants, and particularly, preference for plants which help increase emotional relaxation and natural healing power is high. That is, in introducing plants indoors, it is necessary to provide contents for management along with components such as plant materials and pots to achieve environmental, aesthetic, and healing functions.…”

Neuro-emotions based on electroencephalograph response to different color Ardisia mamillata Hance plants in elderly people with and without cognitive impairment

“…Hassan et al reported that the elderly had lower blood pressure, felt more comfortable and relaxed, and had lower anxiety levels after the plant task ( 22 ). Plants always have been utilized to release stress and depression and improve mood and psychological stability ( 23 , 24 ).…”