Several studies show how plants can have a significant boost on your well-being. These UK houseplant statistics show we Brits have taken this to heart and love to look after our green friends.
UK Houseplant Statistics
- The average Brit spends over £300 a year on houseplants, with Generation Z forking up an annual £414.84. (Miracle Gro)
- The market size of the UK’s flower and plant growing industry is £2 billion. (IBIS World)
- 50% of consumers said they bought flowers in 2021, and 35% said they purchased houseplants. (Mintel)
- Generation Z has an average of 10 different plants in their home. (Miracle Gro)
- The reasons Brits like to keep plants are: bringing nature indoors (51%), feeling good (36%), and cleaning the air (34%). (Miracle Gro)
- Around 60% of the money spent on flowers and indoor plans is people buying things for themselves and not as gifts for special occasions, for example. (Flowers & Plants Association)
- People spend an average of 16 minutes a week tending plants. (Miracle Gro)
- A survey of 1,000 people showed that people spend more time tending succulents than having sex (12%), going on dates (11%), and cooking meals (10%). (Vend)
- Almost half of adults in a 2,000 survey said they’ve killed an average of five houseplants. (Miracle Gro)
- In another survey, 55-64-year-olds and those over 65 were the least likely to kill their houseplants. (Blooming Artificial)
- 40% of Scottish respondents said they had killed the most plants. (Blooming Artificial)
- Watering too much (50%) is the main reason people killed plants, followed by not enough sunlight (30%) and ill-fitting pots (19%). (Miracle Gro)
- A study has found that neglected plants can be worse for well-being than having none, but rounded, leafy houseplants have the most considerable positive effect. (The Royal Horticultural Society)
- The top three plants in a 2020 survey were bamboo, aloe vera, and devil’s ivy. (Tap Warehouse)
- The total cost of a real 100cm high ficus tree could rise to under £70, while an artificial ficus tree might cost you just under £45. (Blooming Artificial)
- One public survey found that Scottish people spend the most on plants while Yorkshire locals are the least likely to go on a spending spree. (Blooming Artificial)
- House plants are the fastest-growing part of the UK plant market. (Financial Times)
- Most of the UK’s plants and flowers are imported, with the top countries of import being the Netherlands, Colombia, Israel and Belgium. (Flowers & Plants Association)
- Between 2017 and 2019, sales of indoor plants grew by 14%. (The Garden Centre Association)
- Garden centres’ houseplant sales increased 29.40% in 2021 compared to the previous year. (The Garden Centre Association)
- The average spend increased to £18.7 on flowers and £24.8 on houseplants a month in 2021. (Mintel)
- Brits spend £9 on cut flowers for every £1 spent on indoor plants. (Flowers & Plants Association)
- Research showed an increase in these keywords in 2021: artificial indoor plants (14%), low light indoor plants (22%), and tall outdoor plants (36%). (Salience)
- Bristol is the most green-fingered city with the highest number of popular plant searches. (Essential Living)
- 46% of people use physical retailers as inspiration when buying plants and flowers, followed by homes and interior magazines, both print (41%) and online (40%). (Blooming Artificial)
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