Peace Lily: One popular choice for an indoor houseplant is a Peace Lily. It’s a pretty plant even when it’s not blooming, and its flowers are pure white and can be very stunning against the dark green leaves.Peace lilies can help keep your air free of ammonia, formaldehyde, benzene trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene, making it one of the most comprehensive indoor plants you can choose.Poor indoor air quality is a common problem, and taking the simple step of adding an indoor plant like this is one way to clean it up.
Rubber Plant: An ant may need high hopes to lift a rubber tree plant, and with the larger ones you may want to enlist the help of a friend to move it to a new location, but it’s worth the effort.There are many different subspecies of rubber plant, and each one will have similar benefits, so you can choose the one that looks best to you. The oxygen output of a rubber plant is higher than most other indoor plants, allowing it to purify more air in less time.
Bamboo Palm: This is one of the best plants to have in your home thanks to its ability to remove toxins like benzene and trichloroethylene. They can get pretty big if you keep repotting them, so they can fill up some unused space in your home as well.You’ll want to have a Bamboo Palm in your home if you live in a climate with harsh winters. It will help to restore some of the moisture that tends to dry up thanks to indoor heating units. They’re also good at removing formaldehyde, which could be making you sick.
Chinese Evergreens: One way to get rid of benzene and formaldehyde in your home is to purchase a Chinese Evergreen plant. They are thought to bring good luck and were used as decoration in Asian countries long before they made it west.The longer you keep your Chinese Evergreen in your home, the better it will do at removing indoor toxins. That’s incentive enough to keep this plant as long as possible, and when they’re this easy to care for it’s not too hard to do.
Broadleaf Lady Palm: You’ll want to make sure you have enough room for this plant, as it can grow very tall, but will take several years to reach its full height. This is a plant that has been cultivated for indoor use, and is relatively easy to take care of.remedies.While it didn’t show an ability to filter out benzene or trichlorethylene, Broadleaf Lady Palm did prove to be effective at soaking up formaldehyde and ammonia from the air.
Spider Plant: Spider plants are a very popular choice for an indoor plant, and their popularity only grew when studies confirmed just how good it is at freshening indoor air. They excel at removing formaldehyde, as well as xylene and toluene from the home or office.Spider plants get along just fine indoors, and their easy care means you’ll have a large margin for error, making them a good choice if you this will be one of your first indoor plants.
Creeping Lilyturf: Despite the somewhat unattractive name, Creeping Lilyturf is an evergreen plant that will look great in your home all year long, while protecting you from indoor contaminants such as formaldehyde and ammonia.Although you’ll often see this used as an outdoor plant, it thrives indoors as well and doesn’t require much in the way of upkeep. It has a sprawling nature, hence the name, and can require a big berth, often growing wider than it is tall. It produces lavender-colored flowers that will brighten your day in the summer and fall.
Devil’s Ivy: Don’t let the name fool you, this plant is an angel for its ability to make the air in your home more breathable. It takes care of at least four different toxic substances that could be in your home.You can use this plant as decoration by directing the vines where you want them to go. As long as they’re given something to cling to they can climb a window giving your home an earthy look.
Ficus Tree: The Ficus tree is one of the more common indoor plants, and is typically found in offices across the country. The appearance resembles an outdoor tree, which is why this is one of the more popular choices.It’s good at removing toxins from the air, and has been proven to remove airborne formaldehyde and other poisons. You may find that the plant outgrows the area you’ve designated for it, at which point it will need to be pruned down to size.
Snake Plant: Snake Plant is one of the more beautiful indoor plants, and its leaves do resemble snakes, and twist and curl as they grow upwards. This is a plant you’ll want to have in your home because it offers some of the broadest protection from indoor contaminants, and it pairs well with a Peace Lily.If you make a mistake caring for your Snake Plant, don’t worry. It’s a very forgiving plant, and as long as you make the necessary corrections it will be all right.
Moth Orchid: Moth Orchids are especially good at taking care of xylene and toluene, two chemicals that generally find their way into homes due to the large number of household items that contain them.Everything from fingernail polish to glues, paint to paint thinner could have xylene and toluene in them. This means it’s extra important to have plants that can clean up the air making it safer to breath.
Pleomele: Here’s a pretty plant that would love a spot in your home. It’s also known as Song of India and has a very distinct look to it.This is one plant that you don’t want to miss out on, as it has been proven to be one of the best at removing several different indoor toxins, including xylene and trichloroethylene.
Florist’s Daisy: These are some of the prettier plants you’ll see on our list, and because of their flowers are sure to be a plant you enjoy having in your home. But it’s not just pretty to look at, it’s also helping in removing half a dozen contaminants from indoor air.The flowers bloom in late summer and into fall, and their flowers can be several different colors including pink, purple, red, yellow, and white.
Cornstalk Dracaena: This plant is aptly named and resembles a cornstalk, while still maintaining an attractive enough appearance to add to the decor of your home. You’ll be happy it’s there, because it will be helping to remove benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene from inside your home.This makes a good starter plant for a first-timer when it comes to indoor gardening, as it can tolerate some neglect and other planting no-nos and still come out unscathed.
Barberton Daisy: These daisies will surely brighten your day when they’re in bloom, and the rest of the time the plant itself will be hard at work keeping your air clean. They’re effective at cleaning up three different indoor pollutants, and whether or not you notice an immediate difference, your air will be cleaner, which makes a big difference over the long term.This is an indoor/outdoor plant that you’ll want to place outdoors during the summer so that it can get the most sunshine.
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