10 Plant Parent Fun Facts That May Surprise You

Gardens Alive polled houseplant owners of every age to find out just how much they love and pamper their plants. From playing music to naming their fave ficus, their houseplant devotion knows no bounds.

January 26, 2022

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What Kind of Plant Parent Are You?

Gardening company Gardens Alive polled 1,000 Americans from Baby Boomers to Generation Z about their plant preferences, plant habits and the number of plants they own, and came up with some surprising results.

Plant Parents Greet Their Leafy Babies

Gardens Alive found that 38.1 percent of plant parents say "hi" when they see their plants or regularly talk to them.

Naming Your Plants Is Popular

Of Baby Boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z, Gardens Alive found that more Gen Z plant parents (36.9 percent) named their plants.

Favorite Plant Names

Some of Gardens Alive favorite names that their polled plant parents shared with them?

1. Walter the Watermelon
2. Chris Stemsworth
3. Fernie Sanders
4. George Bush
5. Leaf Erickson
6. Connor the Cactus
7. Rhubert
8. Abogado the Avocado Plant
9. Mr. Fiddlesticks
10. Chlora Phil

Pictured: a monstera plant.

Extra Plant Love

As many as 15.1 percent of the plant owning population does more than just clean their plants' leaves; they actually massage them.

Biggest Plant Owners

Gardens Alive! found that 12.2 percent of plant parents own a whopping 15-30 plants, with baby boomers being the generation that owns the greatest number of houseplants.

Can Music Make Plants Happier?

Playing music is one of the ways that 15.5 percent of surveyed plant owners take care of their houseplants.

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A Haven for Houseplants

Of the 1,000 plant owners surveyed, 28.8 percent have a dedicated room for their houseplants where they can get enough sun.

Plants Get Paid

Of all of the generations, millennials spend the most on houseplants, with 35.7 of millennials spending more than $100 annually on houseplants.

The beauty pictured here is a fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata).

Houseplants Relieve Stress

Many plant parents attest to the psychological benefits of plants. And 67.5 percent of Americans say caring for plants is a stress reliever.

Do Plants Have Personalities?

Almost half (43.7 percent) of millennials think that plants have unique personalities

Shown here: Variegated leaves define the ‘Emerald Beauty' variety of Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema).

A Sazerac or a Sanseveria?

A surprising 54.5 percent of plant parents would rather give up alcohol than their plants, according to the Gardens Alive survey.

10 Plant Parent Fun Facts That May Surprise You

Related To:

Shop This Look

What Kind of Plant Parent Are You?

Plant Parents Greet Their Leafy Babies

Naming Your Plants Is Popular

Favorite Plant Names

Extra Plant Love

Biggest Plant Owners

Can Music Make Plants Happier?

A Haven for Houseplants

Plants Get Paid

Houseplants Relieve Stress

Do Plants Have Personalities?

A Sazerac or a Sanseveria?

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