Are "house" plants conscious?

This may seem weird but when I am home my plants seem to be healthier. Why is this? Could this be something beyond the mere watering and pruning of them? I have heard that there are studies out there that show plants grow more quickly when played certain types of music and or are given conscious attention.

Are "house" plants conscious?
Oh God, I hope they're not conscious. If they are, I'm a mass murderer and a serial killer. I have a horrible gift for killing plants, no matter how hard I try not to.
Reply:no there mostly uncouncious





there only conscious when bees are





having sex with them
Reply:No,No,No
Reply:when you are home, do you change to enviroment around you? most people, when leaving, cut off the ac or heater causing changes in thye environment that negatively affect the houseplants. if the house is to warm or too cold it is ahrding for houseplants to thrive.
Reply:maybe cause you are taking care of them better more water and sunlight are helping them grow and grow bigger or there might be a possibillty that they are conscious but most likely i think not thank you for your time.



Valerie
Reply:They must be, they move toward sunlight. They just don't have as much mobility as us!
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Reply:There was a test a long time ago. Several plants were placed in a room and hooked up to some sort of machine that showed impulses.



A student came in the room and harmed one of the plants. Then left.



Other people came in the room, all the plants showed nothing.



Then the student came back into the room.

The harmed plant registered fear on the machine. None of the other plants showed any change.



I read this a long long time ago, but I have never forgotten it. It was a big long article, but I have given you the gist of it.
Reply:because you breathe out what they breathe in. so, when you're home, they get more "oxygen".
Reply:Plants are not conscious, but they do respond to external stimuli such as light. There is no scientific evidence that shows that talking to or playing music for plants will help them grow. Your presence does however, increase the amount of CO2 in the air which plants need for photosynthesis, but I'm not sure if it is enough to have any signigficant effect.
Reply:They're not conscious. They just seem that way in comparison to the president.
Reply:Can u pluck the rice from my hand, Grasshopper? If a tree falls in the forest...white men can't jump...If you feel better talking to your plants...
Reply:I don′t think they are exactly conscious, but I know they are sensitive. I also feel that my plants seem healthier when I am around, and that′s because I treat them as living creatures. Show them love, and they will flourish amazingly.
Reply:Yes they love music %26amp; if you talk to them %26amp; water %26amp; prune them they'll grow faster lol
Reply:i htink plants get stimli from talking to them and playing music yes i do beleave there conscious
Reply:What makes a plant a "house plant" is that they like the typical 65 to 70 degree climate of your house. I'm guessing when you leave, you turn down the heat in the winter, or turn off the a/c. When you're home, you adjust the climate to best suit you and consequently, the house plants.
Reply:YES...THEY ARE SOME KIND OF CONSCIOUSNESS...IF YOU DAM IT EVERYTIME YOU PASS BY AND DONT FEED IT...IT DIES....IF YOU TALK NICE OR PLAY MUSIC IT FEELS LOVE AND FLOURISHES... GUESS THEY HAVE PLANT SOULS...
Reply:No although they are alive but in another way.
Reply:NEVER HAVING BEEN A HOUSEPLANT I FIND IT PREPOSTEROUS OF ANY INDIVIIDUAL TO ASK SUCH AN ASSININE QUESTION WHAT POSSIBLE GOOD COMES OUT OF THE ANSWER ANYWAY SUPPOSE WE DID HAVE ONE OF THEM TALK TO US OR SEND AN E-MAIL OR WHAT?
Reply:Absolutely! Every living thing has feelings and consciousness. It isn't necessarily exactly the same process we use, but yes, obviously your plants like having you around. You can talk to them too! I speak to plants all the time!
Reply:Read "The Secret Life of Plants" (can't remember author) and you might think so...
Reply:it's a shame that people think that plants are not conscious. they probably think that animals don't have feelings either.
Reply:Not in the way we think of consciousness but maybe it is our definition which needs to change
Reply:conscious - means awareness.

yes they are aware. there's a plant that's so sensitive that when u touch its leaves, it closes up.
Reply:They're living creatures are they not?



I have several ivy at home. I love ivy. They are the most "open" of all plants - they will literally act alive at times. They don't go after the sun like most plants do, they will search and find things - I'll come home and the passion flower next to my desk will have grabbed and dropped a pen into the pot. She does that a lot - no matter how many times, it will try to crawl over my desk and in the process she "accidentally" tries to use the pen as something to hold on to, but it'll just roll into her pot.



Yeah, it takes her hours to move, but she does - and she does it sporadically like she's searching for something, not necessarily like she's looking for the sun like "unconcious" plans are supposed to.



Look up the "Gaia Hypothesis" - it's a hypothesis about how the *entire earth* is a living concious creature. We just happen to be something that lives inside of it. Good stuff.
Reply:Neat question. I've wonderd about the same thing. People tell me I have a "green hand" things grow so well for me- But I SWEAR I don't do anything more than follow the instructions that come with them. On the OTHER hand (the non-green one), I know people who can't keep artificial flowers in the house without them going up in flames... -And they're perfectly NICE people, who try their darndest to keep their plants alive! Maybe someday Science will discover that plants have a "secret life"- and are very choosy about who takes care of them best. -In fact, maybe we'll find out that it is THEY who "rule the world..."
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Thank-you for your question!!!

House Plants Love us. I sing to mine and I talk to them and i massage their leaves. YES, they know when we are there!!!!!

Enjoy your plants!!!
Reply:I doubt that they are conscious but I believe everything is energy and that we can increase the health of ourselves, others, and plants by simply placing our attention on whatever object we are trying to imbue.
Reply:ANYTHING...and I reapeat...ANYTHING, ALIVE has a conscious and a spirit. Yes music helps them grow, and talking to them too!

You have never heard anything as awful as trees being cut down!

It is hard to listen to ! Last year some trees where I live got cut by the management company, just to spite some people here, me included. And the SCREAMS from the trees was unbearable!
Reply:that is weird but true. my cousin's wife talks to her house plants. she touches them and kisses them and sings to them. she aint crazy. but she does that becus she notices the difference between plants that are given attention to those that arent. so im sure that plants notice your presence. i not a person who takes care of plants very well. i had a large beautiful plant on my office desk at work and it one week it almost died. since i would forget to water it and i wouldnt touch it and wouldnt talk to it. but then another coworker of mine took it in her office. man did it come to life in one day. no kidding. she does talk to the plants. plants are weird but good for us. so i guess we should take care of them more.
Reply:There's more carbon dioxide when you are around! Breathe on them, they LOVE it!

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