If you want to immediately impress someone with a gift of flowers, buy cut flowers neatly arranged, for example in a vase and accompanied by a card. Fully finished flowers are emphatic, direct, unequivocal. They speak of an affection, concern or sympathy that is felt immediately, blossoms fully.
Most of us think that giving flowers like this is the only way to give flowers and in most cases it is even appropriate. However, there are cases in which giving houseplants with unfinished flowers is not only appropriate, but also exactly what you want to convey.
Giving flowering houseplants may not have the same impact as a colorful bouquet that instantly brightens the mood, fills the room with savory scents, draws attention, and lets everyone know you appreciate the recipient. While the stem can be lively and emphatic, breaking up the space and giving the eye something to rest on, the plant doesn’t command attention like a multicolored bouquet.
If you want your feelings to stand out right now, flowering houseplants are not suitable. But if you want to subtly express your feelings for the recipient of your gift, if you want to convey a sense of hope, a promise of beauty and joy, if you want to suggest the growth and vitality of your feelings, an inner gift, flowering plants can fill the account
Cut flowers celebrate the moment and the feelings of the moment, but then they wilt, the petals fall off and darken, and our mind wanders with the sadness of the truth that all things must pass. We tend to remember the beauty of flowers and forget the step, and when we remember after that, we may keep the petals or take a picture. The sad part of the life cycle of the cut flower far outweighs the joy when it is given to us, and although its beauty passes, the memory of its beauty and the feeling it represents remains with us.
With flowering houseplants, the pleasure of the experience is not only in the flowers that eventually bloom, but also in the growth of the plant, in the mystery of life that we see and help. A relationship develops between the plant and its caretaker, a kind of parent-child relationship in which we, the parents, nurture and care for the plant as if it were a child.
If this is a delight for the recipient of our gift, it’s a long lasting one that will keep the giver thinking for days, weeks, months and even years. It is as if the giver is constantly present, if only subconsciously. A flowering houseplant makes a great gift when it is separated from the recipient for days, weeks, or months. It keeps their relationship ever present, alive and ultimately.
With such a variety of beautiful flowering houseplants, it’s surprising that many of us opt to buy a bouquet of cut flowers anyway.
The rose represents love and romance and florists certainly do a spectacular trade in February. However, there are now many small rose plants that you can buy and keep indoors. These plants also usually bloom twice a year and the flowers last a long time.
The orchid is another sensual flower. Many of the rare orchids are difficult to maintain and have given many people the idea that orchids are difficult to maintain. In reality, many orchids will be happy with once a week watering and plenty of indirect sunlight. Why do so many of us still choose a bouquet of cut flowers, some of the most important flowers available as plants? Below are three reasons to exchange and gift a plant.
1. A Gift That Lasts Longer: A flowering houseplant is sure to decorate a home longer than any bouquet of flowers. We hope that it will become a memory of a beautiful evening or event.
2. Thinking Green: The environment has caught our attention, now is a good time to stop buying flowers wrapped in plastic and not paper, generating more household waste and eventually ending up in the bin. Even if a plant dies, the pot can be used over and over again and hopefully the plant will grow and flourish.
3. Teach your children an important lesson: It can be very difficult to teach children to respect their environment, including the importance of care. Indoor Flowering plants are a great way to accomplish this. They can see things grow and bloom, and would rather give a plant than a flower that most children don’t like to see die.
Giving houseplant gifts is a great habit for kids to start. My four-year-old son planted lemon seeds to grow and give to his friends when
References:
1-The psychological benefits of indoor plants: A critical review of the experimental literature
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.05.001
2-Classification and geography of the flowering plants
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858611
