• 40% of the seniors, whose social circle usually included close Friends and family members, increased this circle and made more social contacts: the participants that received flowers re-connected with their communities, they socialised more with neighbours, in their religious centres or with medical staff
• 73% of the seniors did particularly well in the short term memory tests in comparison with the group that didn’t receive flowers
• 81% of the participants reported that their levels of depression had reduced, showing a positive effect of the flowers on their state of mind.

Furthermore, other similar studies also exist, carried out by Japanese researchers in which they prove that the simple visualisation of flowers induces physiological and psychological effects that lead to feelings of “relaxation”, “comfort” or “spontaneity”. These results came from an experiment in which workers in an office were monitored whilst they looked at a bunch of roses for four minutes. The same results were also discovered in a different experiments carried out with Italian secondary school pupils, using yellow pansies whilst checking that the same effects were not generated in a control group who were looking at artificial versions of the same flowers.

So now you know, Flower Power really does exist, and it is capable of helping us in our search for happiness. Remember this the next time that you see a flower, walk through the countryside in spring time or you go past a florist or a garden centre. Take a moment to soak up this beautiful power in order to improve your memory, to be happier and to improve your relationships with others.