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Webinar on Dec. 9 Will Address Consumer Houseplant Purchasing Trends

By Floral Marketing Fund|December 1, 2021

Group of tropical houseplant purchasing

The Floral Marketing Fund (FMF) is hosting a webinar on Dec. 9 at 1:00 p.m. to present results from a consumer preferences study about houseplants conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study’s researchers, Dr. Melinda Knuth of North Carolina State University, Dr. Hayk Khachatryan of the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center at the University of Florida, and Dr. Charlie Hall of Texas A&M University, will reveal the data, address trends in houseplant purchasing, and discuss how the industry can capitalize on them. Register for the webinar here.

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To better understand the rising popularity of houseplants over the last decade, this study addresses the gaps in information that speak to the main drivers of consumer usage. Most recently, due in part to COVID-19, sales have seen further growth because people spend more time at home and engage in more plant-related activities. The results of this study help to gain a more comprehensive understanding of motivations for plant purchasing during COVID-19 and determine how the industry can sustain this positive growth as consumers return to their “normal” life and work activities.

Consumer Houseplant Purchasing focuses on houseplants specifically. The study and webinar answer questions such as:

  • What type of outlets do different consumers prefer to shop for houseplants?
  • Why do older consumers have a lower affinity to buy houseplants?
  • Which houseplant categories are best liked?
  • To what extent do value-added attributes like decorative pots increase the probability of purchase?

Ultimately, this study exemplifies how COVID-19 affects plant attitudes, perceptions, and purchasing behavior.

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Attendees of the webinar will get a first glance at the findings before the study is released to the industry. The Floral Marketing Fund coordinated this project alongside co-sponsors Altman Plants, Costa Farms, Green Circle Growers, Hortica, and Metrolina Greenhouses.

Visit floralmarketingfund.org/research for more consumer research data. Subscribers of the FMF site will receive the data as soon as it is published.

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The Floral Marketing Fund (FMF) represents a community of floral industry organizations and leaders collaboratively supporting and funding floral marketing efforts, consumer research, and promoting the emotional wellness and health benefits to increase consumer consumption of flowers and plants. See all author stories here.