• people feel more compassionate towards others, have less worry and anxiety and feel less depressed when flowers are present in the home
• flowers demonstrate a calming energy for those who want to achieve that effect at home or work
• there was also evidence that there is a carryover effect...people who had flowers in their homes felt more energized and compassionate in the workplace, too.

Dr. Etcoff also identified that people felt more 'down' in the early morning hours and flowers helped overcome these morning blues