Mood-boosting plants based on colour to buy for your home

As the dark and dreary days of January well and truly set in, many people often experience a slump in their mood and energy levels, succumbing to the winter blues. The icy temperatures certainly don’t help either.

However, there’s a silver lining. A flower expert suggests incorporating certain uplifting blooms into your home could help elevate spirits and instil a sense of optimism in the New Year.

Colour has long been recognised for its potent influence on our psyche, with the right hues in your home evoking feelings of joy, satisfaction, intrigue, and contentment.

Keeping this in mind, Shelley Davis, a flower expert at Flying Flowers, has revealed her top picks for winter blooms, selected for their ‘mood-enhancing colours’ and aesthetic appeal.

The Green Chinese Evergreen can bring a touch of nature indoors

During the gloomy winter months, introducing more greenery into your home can help brighten the ambiance. Green is closely linked with emotions of contentment, relief, and joy, and it also brings a hint of the outdoors inside, making spaces feel fresher and more vibrant.

The Chinese Evergreen is an excellent choice, symbolising prosperity and positive energy in numerous Asian cultures. It’s easy to cultivate, thrives in low light, and requires minimal upkeep, making it ideal for any household.

Other green-leaf plants, like poinsettias, can also help enliven grey areas by adding vitality and warmth.

Yellow Cymbidium orchids and roses for a cheerful winter boost

Incorporating soft, sunny hues can immediately brighten up a room. Yellow, the colour most often linked with happiness, infuses warmth and positivity, making rooms appear more vibrant and invigorating during the chillier months.

For an immediate mood enhancer, Cymbidium orchids with their graceful yellow blossoms are a perfect choice. These flowers last for weeks and adapt well to cooler indoor environments, ensuring they flourish throughout winter. Yellow roses are equally effective, offering a radiant, cheerful burst of sunshine indoors when it’s most needed.

Orange roses for a warm and energetic indoor atmosphere

Orange, a colour synonymous with joy, delight, and playfulness, is perfect for injecting energy into winter interiors. Its warm, dynamic shades instil a sense of vitality and liveliness in the home, making spaces feel more welcoming.

To effortlessly introduce this warmth, orange roses are an excellent choice. They not only provide a vibrant splash of colour but also remain fresh in a vase for a week or more with minimal care, providing enduring brightness when it’s most required.

Red plants that infuse energy and good fortune in January

Red, a vibrant and invigorating hue linked with love, vitality and stimulation, can be a fantastic addition to your home to combat the lethargy often associated with winter. It’s also widely regarded as a lucky colour, particularly in Chinese culture, where it represents prosperity, joy and good fortune. It’s traditionally used during Chinese New Year celebrations to usher in positive vibes and dispel old energy.

For those with a green thumb, festive plants such as poinsettias and Christmas cacti can continue to infuse warmth and luck into your space long after the holiday season. Both flourish indoors during the chillier months, are resilient in lower light and cooler temperatures, and require minimal upkeep.

If you’re more inclined towards cut flowers, timeless red roses can bring the same warmth and symbolism to your home.

Whether through enduring houseplants or fresh blooms in January, incorporating colour into your home can be an effortless yet potent method to boost mood, rejuvenate energy and make the winter months feel less daunting.

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