Nearly 2,300 plants serenaded in Barcelona (VIDEO)

Playing music for your plants may seem like an odd thing to do but, over the years, several studies have indicated that sound has the ability to stimulate plant growth. In 1962, Indian botanist Dr. T. C. Singh found that certain plants grew an extra 20 percent in height when exposed to music. I'm not sure how much of this is true, but apparently, plants are really big fans of Beethoven and Bach, and they don't respond well to rock music.

Just recently, around 2,300 plants were serenaded by a string quartet (two violins, a viola and cello) performing Puccini's Crisantemi. The unusual concert was live streamed from Barcelona's El Liceu opera house and was created by conceptual artist Eugenio Ampudia, who said the inspiration came from a connection he built with nature during the lockdown.

The brave Spanish healthcare workers will each receive one of the 2,292 potted plants in the days following the event—a simple but meaningful gesture that recognizes their role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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