Types of air-purifying plants for Your Home and Office?

I don’t know how many of you actually know but flowers are a lot more than just for decoration purposes. These beautiful and fresh blooms can actually have a positive impact on your health and overall mood.

According to many research studies it has been proved that plants can help to detoxify the living space whether it’s your office or house these plants can help in absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.

So by carefully placing the plants in your office and home, you can have a good effect on your overall health and as a result, you can be relaxed from the hustle of the day.

NASA’s Clean Air Study has suggested through various scientifically proven works that there are various plants that can help I air purification and that helps to absorb toxins, germs and dust which are found in all household materials and products.

So in order to give your house a healthy and fresh air below are some of the plants that can help you to purify the air inside your house or office. So let’s dig in!!!

 

Daisies

Not only these beautiful and fresh blooms add much-needed ambiance and freshness to your living space with their radiant pink, orange, yellow and red color but they also an effective absorbent of toxins like benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene.

These three toxins are released in the air from a range of household materials like paints and also artificial fibers. For long-lasting effect place the plant near natural light and water the plant once in a week to keep the soil wet.

 

Ivies

This a very easy and low maintenance plant which helps in reducing airborne fecal substances and that is why these are perfect for air purification for the restrooms etc.

Apart from that it has also been proved through research that ivies can also be helpful in combating mould levels in the living spaces.

You can provide generous amount of water and put the plant near direct sunlight to increase growth and efficiency of the plants.

 

Snake plants

If you place this amazingly beautiful plant inside your bedroom then your great sleep during night time is guaranteed.

This plant is also called mother-in-law’s tongue and it produces oxygen during the night time which helps any person to relax better during night time.

This is considered as one of the best plant which can effectively absorb xylene, benzene and toluene. For better results and proper care of the plant never overwater the plant because the roots will rot.

 

Chrysanthemum

You can easily brighten or freshen up your kitchen or living room just be placing this beautiful inside it. These pretty flowers help in absorbing various toxins from the air like benzene ammonia, these two toxins are commonly present in glue, detergents and plastics as well.

For maximum efficiency place the plant near sunlight because it loves direct sunlight.

 

Spider plant

If you are new in gardening then you must start from spider plant. This plant is considered as one of the easiest sir purifying plant to grow indoors. If the plant is placed in bright indirect sunlight then the shoots will grow with flowers and that will then be transformed into small spider plants again.

In order to give them proper space you can place the baby spider plants in their own soil pot while keeping them intact to their mother plant. Then once rooted just snip them off.

 

Rubber plant

These plants are basically originated from India, they are quite hard and they grow very well under indirect sunlight. In order to maximize its growth you can water it once in a week during summers and once in two weeks during winters.

This amazing plant is known to absorb toxins like benzene, trichloroethylene and also formaldehyde; these chemicals are known to cause health issues like asthma.

 

Ferns

This is a very easy growing plant and it has leaves that are sword in shape which is why they are perfect choice for hanging baskets.

This plant loves to stay moist so to grow well just give them regularly. This plant is known to absorb harmful chemicals like xylene and also formaldehyde which are mostly produced in the air by paints and also house materials.

 

Arcea palms

These plants need bigger space as compared to the other plants. This amazing plant is considered a powerhouse of reducing and eliminating toxic compounds from the air.

Unlike other such plants these are also harmless and non-toxic to cats and dogs. These plants need watering quite often like many times a week. If they grow well then these plants help to absorb carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and also benzene.

 

Pineapple plant

There is a recent study by NASA that shows that pineapple plant actually help to end snoring. Although pineapple plant is not so helpful in absorbing or removing toxins from the air but they produce large amount of oxygen in the air and thus help to improve the air quality.

 

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera does not only have amazing anti-inflammatory properties but this has great air purifying properties too.

Another good quality about this plant is that when they are placed in a room then once it absorbs enough chemicals then it turns brown in order to show the air quality. Aloe Vera helps to remove formaldehyde from the air.

 

Ficus

This is an African plant and it grows best when placed indoors. Just like other air purifying plants this also grows best when placed under direct sunlight. The toxins that are removed with the help of ficus are benzene and formaldehyde.