Plants are decorative and clean and purify the air inside your home. They act as anti-pollutants, too. Houseplants reduce all kinds of components of indoor air pollution. These components include volatile organic compounds like benzene, formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene. Plants also reduce airborne microbes and increase air humidity.
Some indoor plants do more in that direction than others. We will list the most efficient and most easy to look after in this article. Researchers at various institutions including NASA have done some useless statistics and recommend one good-sized plant per 100 square feet in your flat or house. Whatever good sized may mean. A plant per room sounds about right, wouldn't you agree?
A favorite with many buyers is the peace lily or Spathiphyllum. It acts as a general air cleanser. It gets rid of many environmental pollutants and will filter contaminants like benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. It is easy to look after and not too fussy about its placement. Like all plants, it should be kept away from radiators, open fires, and the blast of full sunshine through windows. Water once a week when the finger test tells you its running dry.
The spider plant or Chlorophytum comosum is a popular and commonly used house plant. Growing from a central rosette, it produces new shoots, branched stolons with small white flowers, and baby plants. The latter can easily be cut and planted to start a new one. This plants survives almost everything and keep going under any conditions. Don't forget to water from time to time despite that.
The next plant comes with a 'keep away from children and pets' warning. Devil's Ivy or Epipremnum aureum or Golden Pathos is toxic when consumed. It is an excellent air cleansing plant, though. If the children are old enough and know to take care of pets, it's a valid choice for any household. It has lovely decorative marbled leaves to make it a real decor item. The plant is hardy and requires very little care. It should only be watered when the soil feels dry. It is happiest if it is a bit in the shadow, but it can deal with light, not with direct sunlight, though.
Another easy plant is ivy or Hedera helix. This plant is robust and will follow your watering plan. Color, leaf size, and growth are all determined by how often you water and how wet you keep the plant. Ivy is the ideal companion for pet owners, as it efficiently filters formaldehyde aerosols and fecal particles from the air. Like any plant, keep it out of direct sunlight through a window pane. Plants get sunburned just like us. Otherwise, it can deal with whatever you give it.
If you want large and junky, philodendron is the plant to go for. Philodendron can impress by total size and by leaf size. It is ideal for large rooms to clean the air and to set an accent in the decor. The plant excels at removing formaldehyde from the air. It should also be noted that the plants are poisonous when consumed. Partial shade and a well drained soil are perfect for it; they should be watered on a regular schedule and surplus water removed from the under-pot.
The gerbera is a well known decorative plant. It is famous as a cut flower, but its air filtering properties as a houseplant are less well known. It is suitable for removing benzene (which is a well known carcinogen) and trichloroethylene from the air. These flowering plants have both the benefits of being beautiful as well as natural air purifiers. It likes bright light and well drained soil. Gerbera will bloom repeatedly if you treat them kindly.
The Weeping Fig is often known under its Latin name Ficus benjamini. In its natural habitat, the small fruit of the plant is the food of choice for many small birds. In any indoor scenario, the Ficus benjamini will effectively filter indoor air toxins but will not bear fruit. The ficus can handle partial shade but handles bright sunlight excellently. It likes its soil well drained. Moderate watering is enough to keep it happy. The plant is sensitive to change. If you move it to a new place, it will loose leaves and go bare for a time, but it will come back once it got used to the new place.
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Some indoor plants do more in that direction than others. We will list the most efficient and most easy to look after in this article. Researchers at various institutions including NASA have done some useless statistics and recommend one good-sized plant per 100 square feet in your flat or house. Whatever good sized may mean. A plant per room sounds about right, wouldn't you agree?
A favorite with many buyers is the peace lily or Spathiphyllum. It acts as a general air cleanser. It gets rid of many environmental pollutants and will filter contaminants like benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. It is easy to look after and not too fussy about its placement. Like all plants, it should be kept away from radiators, open fires, and the blast of full sunshine through windows. Water once a week when the finger test tells you its running dry.
The spider plant or Chlorophytum comosum is a popular and commonly used house plant. Growing from a central rosette, it produces new shoots, branched stolons with small white flowers, and baby plants. The latter can easily be cut and planted to start a new one. This plants survives almost everything and keep going under any conditions. Don't forget to water from time to time despite that.
The next plant comes with a 'keep away from children and pets' warning. Devil's Ivy or Epipremnum aureum or Golden Pathos is toxic when consumed. It is an excellent air cleansing plant, though. If the children are old enough and know to take care of pets, it's a valid choice for any household. It has lovely decorative marbled leaves to make it a real decor item. The plant is hardy and requires very little care. It should only be watered when the soil feels dry. It is happiest if it is a bit in the shadow, but it can deal with light, not with direct sunlight, though.
Another easy plant is ivy or Hedera helix. This plant is robust and will follow your watering plan. Color, leaf size, and growth are all determined by how often you water and how wet you keep the plant. Ivy is the ideal companion for pet owners, as it efficiently filters formaldehyde aerosols and fecal particles from the air. Like any plant, keep it out of direct sunlight through a window pane. Plants get sunburned just like us. Otherwise, it can deal with whatever you give it.
If you want large and junky, philodendron is the plant to go for. Philodendron can impress by total size and by leaf size. It is ideal for large rooms to clean the air and to set an accent in the decor. The plant excels at removing formaldehyde from the air. It should also be noted that the plants are poisonous when consumed. Partial shade and a well drained soil are perfect for it; they should be watered on a regular schedule and surplus water removed from the under-pot.
The gerbera is a well known decorative plant. It is famous as a cut flower, but its air filtering properties as a houseplant are less well known. It is suitable for removing benzene (which is a well known carcinogen) and trichloroethylene from the air. These flowering plants have both the benefits of being beautiful as well as natural air purifiers. It likes bright light and well drained soil. Gerbera will bloom repeatedly if you treat them kindly.
The Weeping Fig is often known under its Latin name Ficus benjamini. In its natural habitat, the small fruit of the plant is the food of choice for many small birds. In any indoor scenario, the Ficus benjamini will effectively filter indoor air toxins but will not bear fruit. The ficus can handle partial shade but handles bright sunlight excellently. It likes its soil well drained. Moderate watering is enough to keep it happy. The plant is sensitive to change. If you move it to a new place, it will loose leaves and go bare for a time, but it will come back once it got used to the new place.
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How to Make Poinsettia Last Longer
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