Bringing some gorgeous plants at home was one of our top suggestions on how to welcome Spring in your house. Making space for some green life around you is a great way to update your home and refresh your decor. But indoor plants can offer you and your home more than a beautiful decoration. You have heard from school that plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, that makes them something like natural air purifiers, that filter your home’s air for you! Indoor air toxins like benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde are taken in by your plants and clean air is released for you to breath. Choose the right plants and you can enjoy great indoor air quality at almost zero cost, while adding a green touch to your home decor.
- Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is known for its qualities as a healer plant that relieves you from cuts and sunburns with the gel it produces. However, it also makes a great indoor plant that purifies the air from formaldehyde.
- Spider Plant
The Spider Plant was rated as one of the top three air- purifying plants by NASA’s Clean Air Study. It’s a gorgeous plant that grows fast and expands a lot, so it’s great for filling up that empty corner fast and without spending a lot.
- Peace Lily
This plant is an expert in removing airborne chemicals from cleaning products, so it can make a healthy addition to your bathroom, kitchen, garage or any other areas that you clean often.
- Bamboo
Apart from bringing luck according to some eastern legends, the Bamboo plant will purify your homes air, while acting as an natural humidifier as well, by adding moisture to the air.
- Golden Pothos
For the plant dummies, this is one of the easiest-to-keep-alive plants. If you don’t have much experience with plants this is a great one to start with and it stays green even when kept in the dark.
