10 Plants for Home...

10 Plants for Home To Keep Air Fresh and Clean

Abode is a place of comfort, well-being, and solace where souls experience healthy rejuvenation and nourishment. However, your home may not be a haven for you to live and thrive, unless your decor, fittings, flooring are organic or eco-friendly.

“The atmosphere inside your home is five times more polluted than the air outside.” The furnishings, paintings, synthetic materials that beautify your home contributes to air pollution. The whitewash on the walls of your home, the carpets in your bedroom, the fluorescent lights, everything releases in the atmosphere toxic substances, polluting particles, and notorious gases; thus making your space of rest and refuge an unhealthy one.

Plants for Home To Keep Air Fresh and Clean

Therefore, to embrace a nurturing and nourishing feeling at home, a conducive environment is of utmost importance. Thus, transform your home into a healthy, lush, and beautiful green oasis by adding some chosen top air purifying plants. Breathe Fresh! Breathe Health!

Why Air Purifier Tree?

The air-purifying plants absorb from the air harmful substances, gases, and dust particles through the pores on their leaves, thus allowing you to breathe oxygenated air. The process of detoxifying the air naturally by bringing indoors plants that improve air quality is known as phytoremediation. Furthermore, researches and discoveries have shown that improved air quality leads to better human productivity and overall health.

Here are 10 NASA recommended air purifying plants name that will make your home more beautiful and healthy.

1. Aloe Vera

This succulent green beauty is a wonder plant for your health and home. In addition to healing various skin and hair issues, Aloe Vera is a perennial air purifying plant that cleanses formaldehyde and benzene from the air that surrounds your home. Whether born with green fingers or not, this plant will thrive with ease if located in a bright, sunny spot.

2. Gerbera Daisy

Ever paused to admire the two-lipped ray Gerbera Daisy flowers blooming in colours of red, yellow, orange, pink, white? We bet; you have because their striking beauty is hard to ignore. Plant Gerbera Daisy in your home garden as it is one of the prettiest air purifying outdoor plants that cleans the air from carbon monoxide and benzene. This beautiful flower native to South Africa requires partial to full sun to bloom in its full glory.

3. Areca Palm

Turn your home into a tropical paradise by adorning the corners with Areca Palm plant. This Madagascan native plant has been cultivated to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. However, its ability to purify the home where it is placed from harmful chemicals such as xylene, formaldehyde, and toluene makes it NASA recommended.

4. Rubber Plant

If you wish to turn your corner space into a centre of attraction, then trees which purify air and are symbolic of happiness and wealth are rubber plants. The Rubber plant is an evergreen tree with glossy round green leaves that is easy to care for. The tree improves air-quality by absorbing air-borne particles, exhaled carbon dioxide, bacteria and mould spores in the air.

5. Chrysanthemum

Brighten up your living space while you breathe fresh air by adorning the sun-bathed windowsill with Chrysanthemum plants. The tender and alluring blooms of Chrysanthemum filter out toxins of ammonia, benzene, which is found in plastics, detergents, and glue.

6. Red Edged Dracaena

If you have a mini home garden, then Red Edged Dracaena also known as Dragon Tree is a must-have air purifying plants outdoor in your garden. It fights trichloroethylene and xylene amongst many other pollutants. The leaves of the tree have a bright red trim that will add a pop of colour to your garden.

7. Chinese Evergreen

A potted green beauty emitting high oxygen content while refining the air from health-harming chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde, and other toxins. Chinese evergreen does well in full shade, which makes it a popular house plant. Keep watering the plant, and it shall benefit you with clean air.

8. Money Plant

Money plant is air-purifying as well as Feng Shui beauty. The heart-shaped leaves of the plant decontaminate the air from benzene, xylene, toluene, and formaldehyde. Locate the plant in a spot that receives indirect sunlight and water it every week.

9. Broad Lady Palm

A species of fan palm and exceptionally good indoor houseplant, because it cleans the home air from ammonia, carbon dioxide, xylene, and formaldehyde. Easy to care makes them the favourites of novice gardeners.

10. Weeping Fig

A houseplant from the Victorian times, weeping fig freshen up the air of xylene, toluene, and formaldehyde, and other toxic substances. Keep the weeping fig in bright, indirect sunlight, and it will prove to be a trusty purifier for your home.