Plants & Music

Have you ever heard that sound affects plant growth. This belief dates back to 1848, when Gustav Fechner wrote a book titled “Nanna,” meaning “soul-life of plants.” His work stated that our voices help plants grow. So talk to your plants! 

Prince Charles once told an interviewer in 1986 that when he talked to his plants, they seemed to respond. His statement that plants react to sound and voices was brushed off as the opinion of an eccentric Royal but I think he was on to something. More recently, researchers have studied the effects of sound on plants and flowers, especially music, and found that they do respond.

 There are several theories on the way plants are affected by music. On one extreme it is argued that plants don't have ears and so don’t hear the music. Stupid, if you ask me! Of course, we’d be talking vibration. The other argument is that music is more than sound waves to be received by the ears but made up of waves/vibration with the potential to affect living things. Science backs up the latter argument.



The best is classical music and that’s no surprise. Classical music has been determined by research to be a stimulant for plant growth. Most studies conclude that the plants with classical music playing grew better than plants exposed to other types of music or no music at all.

So playing soothing music will make your house greener, soothe your soul and I know my pets enjoy it as well.