Best plants to decorate your home and purify the air
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Indoor plants not only add a beautiful and decorative touch, but there are plenty of benefits they can provide. Let’s find out!
- Which plants purify the air?
- Rubber plant
- Snake Plant or Mother-In-Law’s Tongue
- Bamboo Palm
- Aloe Vera
- Spider plant
- Flamingo Lily
- Dwarf Date Palm
- Plants that eliminate indoor pollution
- Natede: the air purifier that uses phytoremediation
Plants are a great way to light up every room and give your home a greenery decoration. Plants will make every room look different, and there is no better way to decorate your home than with something that can give you a lot of benefits.
Indoor plants not only add a beautiful and decorative touch, but there are plenty of benefits they can provide.
- Indoor plants brighten your home as they add a cute natural but gentle look to your home.
- Plants can naturally filter the air, probably not on a big scale, but they will provide new and clean air to breathe.
- Some plants can help reduce allergy symptoms such as headaches, itchy eyes, itchy nose, tiredness, etc.
- Plants can help increase our productivity and our mental well-being as they make us feel happier, calmer, and relaxed creating a more peaceful space.
- Adding greenery to your home allows you to have the beauty of nature inside. Even when you live in an urban setting, you will have some nature around.
Which plants purify the air?
Most people spend around 90 percent of their time indoors; that’s why indoor air quality is something you should pay attention to. Improving the quality of your indoor air has a significant impact on your health. It can help you sleep better and reduce symptoms of allergies, asthma, and other respiratory symptoms. Clean indoor air will provide you with more energy and reduce headaches, as well as increase your digestive health.
There are plenty of plants known for improving the air quality or providing you with good and cleaner air. Here are some and the best plants to have around the house:
Rubber Plant
This eccentric, thick, and shiny plant, has a minimalist look, as its rubbery fake look-alike leaves make it look flawless and perfect. And if that wasn’t enough, this plant is excellent at purifying the air by emitting high oxygen content. Place the rubber plant on a desk or a coffee table to give the space a nice decorative touch. Keep in mind that this plant will respond great in bright and indirect light, and its soil must be kept moist. You want to keep this plant away from your pets, as it can be toxic if they eat it.
Snake Plant or Mother-In-Law’s Tongue
This succulent is a simple but elegant and mystic plant that is great when you don’t have enough space as its leaves grow up. It releases oxygen at night, so it is ideal to have in the bedroom as it will help you have a great night’s sleep by helping you breathe better while sleeping. Snake plant is considering one of the best for filtering the air of toluene, formaldehyde, xylene, benzene, and trichloroethylene. If you are not the best plant parent, this is an excellent option for you. Snake plant doesn’t need lots of care, and it adapts wherever you place it. You can water it every 5-10 days, don’t over-water it, or it can rot. This plant can be toxic for dogs and cats, so be careful.
Bamboo Palm
The Bamboo Palm is a plant that is considered a plant of prosperity and good luck. It can remove toxins such as xylene, ammonia, and toluene and act as a natural dehumidifier. The bathroom is a great place to have it as it needs indirect sunlight. You should water it when the soil begins to feel dry but make sure you don’t over-water it.
Aloe Vera
One of the most popular succulents is the Aloe Vera because its extract is usually used for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. This incredible healing succulent could be a great addition to your kitchen. It needs to be placed on a sunny spot, like near a window, and having it in your kitchen will purify the air and help with any kitchen burns.
Spider Plant
The Spider Plant is great if it’s your first plant or you are not great at taking care of them. In fact, they will take care of you as it will cleanse the air from toxins like carbon monoxide and xylene. The spider plant likes to be under indirect light and not having too much water. The wonder of this plant is it can easily grow many tiny spidirettes, so you can repot them to have several plants around your house or even outside, as long as they don’t have direct sunlight. And if you decide to move out, these plants are really easy to repot so you can take them with you. This plant is pet-friendly, so your furry friends will be fine.
Flamingo Lily
If you want to give your home a pop of color, the Flamingo Lily is a great option. Not only it’s pretty and colorful, but it is excellent to purify the air around it. Keep this plant in bright areas such as the living room or on the dining table to give a great decor touch. It’s perfect in humid areas, so you can place it in the bathroom or your kitchen. Water it every once or twice a week.
Dwarf Date Palm
This exotic Asian plant will give your home a tropical look and feel. They can grow up to 6 to 12 feet if you take care of them properly. Consider this before getting one, making sure you have the space for it. These plants look great on the entrance, in the living room, or even in your bedroom. Wherever you place it, will remove air toxins. But make sure they have indirect and bright sunlight, and the soil is moist.
Either you are looking for plants to make your space more lightened, decorative touches, or a better air quality around, you should pick your favorite plants depending on your needs and style. Add at least one plant to each room of your home to make it feel brighter and pretty, and enjoy having nature all around!
Plants that eliminate indoor pollution
As we have seen, each plant is different and has different needs. But what they have in common is their ability to purify the air. But how do they do it?
These plants use their natural power to destroy the pollutants that we find inside our homes called phytoremediation. Inside the roots, we find microorganisms that capture the toxic substances we breathe daily and make them nourishment for the plant itself.
In this way, the plant, inside the soil, collects, breaks down, and renders inoffensive the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that we find inside our homes such as:
- Benzene
- Formaldehyde
- Ammonia
- Xylene
- And many others
Natede: the air purifier that uses phytoremediation
All plants that have purifying properties can be used inside Natede, the natural air purifier that amplifies the power of plants to eliminate pollutants from inside the air.
Thanks to the photocatalytic filter inside Natede - which must not be replaced but only washed - it eliminates 93% of VOC, 40% of fine dust (PM 2.5), and 99% of bacteria.
Author: Lorena Romo
