11 plants that can help your home’s air quality and purity
1. Mother-in-law’s Tongue (Snake Plant): This plant absorbs formaldehyde from things like toilet paper and grows well in low light, so place it in areas like the bathroom.
2.Ficus: Needs maintenance but efficiently eliminates airborne volatiles like benzene.
3. Aloe Vera: This plant filters the air in addition to providing a beneficial gel.
4. Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum): Long-lived, low maintenance, and easy to maintain.
5.Dracaena: Improves appearance and eliminates contaminants in paints.
6. Lucky Bamboo: This Dracaena species also removes ethylene and trichloroethylene from the air.
7. Pothos: Known for its heart-shaped leaves, this plant is ideal for high elevations where its green waterfalls start to purify the air of carbon monoxide.
8. Gerbera Daisy: Needs lots of light yet is effective against trichloroethylene, which is frequently included in laundry detergents.
9. English ivy: Widely distributed and helpful in warding off detergent fumes.
10. Phalange, or spider plant: a lovely plant with green and white stripes that filters formaldehyde and carbon monoxide well and requires little care.
11. Sansevieria snake plants are good for bedrooms because they emit oxygen.