Looking to reduce toxins in your home? Here are Best Indoor Plants that improve air qualities:
Here is a round-up of the best air purifying indoor plants using NASA’s Clean Air Study that will add a touch of colour and clean air to your home.
Devil’s Ivy or pothos (Epipremnumaureum)
Toxins removed: xylene, benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene
Dwarf Date Palm (Phoenix Roebelenii)4
Toxins removed: formaldehyde and xylene
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Toxins removed: benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene
Philodendron
Toxins removed: formaldehyde
Spider Plant (Chlorophytumcomosum)
Toxins removed: formaldehyde and xylene
Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Toxins removed: ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, and xylene
Rubber plants (Ficus elastic)
Toxins removed: xylene, benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene
Boston Fern (Nephrolepisexaltata v. Bostoniesis)
Toxins removed: formaldehyde and xylene
Areca palms (Chrysalidocarpuslutescens)
Toxins removed: benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene
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Dracaena “Janet Craig” (Dracaena Deremensis)
Toxins removed: xylene, trichloroethylene, and formaldehyde
Ficus/Weeping Fig (Ficusbenjamina)
Toxins removed: formaldehyde, trichloroethylene and benzene
Snake Plant/Mother-in-Law’s Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata)
Toxins removed: formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, benzene and xylene
Aloe Vera (Aloe vera or A. barbadensis)
Toxins removed: formaldehyde
English ivy (Hedera helix)
Toxins removed: formaldehyde and benzene
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