Potted plants suitable for growing at home: both beautiful and air-purifying

When decorating a home, green plants are undoubtedly excellent decorations. They not only bring vitality to a space and fill the whole room with greenery, but also purify the air. So many people want to keep a few pots of green plants at home, but there are simply too many green plants suitable for growing at home, and they do not know what to grow. Today I will introduce some potted plants suitable for growing at home. Let's take a look.

First, let's talk about the maidenhair fern (Adiantum). Because its stems are slender and its color resembles iron wire, it is called tiexianjue in Chinese, meaning "iron-wire fern." Since the maidenhair fern is afraid of dryness and strong light, it must be placed where there is no direct sunlight. Its stems and leaves are elegant and varied, its form is graceful, and the plant is small, making it extremely suitable for small-pot cultivation and for accenting rock bonsai. The maidenhair fern can absorb about 20 micrograms of formaldehyde per hour, so it is also considered the most effective biological "purifier," and it can also suppress xylene and toluene released from computer monitors and printers, with an effect against radiation, so the maidenhair fern is a very suitable green plant to keep at home.

Next, let's talk about the Buddhist pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus), an ancient gymnosperm with a very long history. It is called a living fossil and is a national second-class protected plant in China. The Buddhist pine not only has high ornamental value, but also has the effects of purifying air, resisting pollution and strongly repelling mosquitoes. It is also an excellent material for carving, making furniture and plywood, and it also has medicinal and economic value. So the Buddhist pine is also an excellent choice for a home-grown plant.

There is also the snake plant (Sansevieria). There are many varieties of snake plant, and the changes in plant form and leaf color are also relatively great, but the snake plant's ability to adapt to the environment is still relatively strong, and its care is very simple, as it is tolerant of shade and drought. The main varieties of snake plant include the golden-edged snake plant and the silver-veined snake plant, among others. The snake plant is not only beautiful, but can also purify harmful substances in the air such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene. It is very suitable for decorating and furnishing a study, living room, office space and so on, and can be viewed for a long time, so it is also one of the green plants very suitable for growing at home.

Finally, let's talk about the broadleaf lady palm (Rhapis excelsa), also known as Guanyin bamboo, jintou bamboo, palm bamboo and dwarf lady palm. It is an evergreen foliage plant of the genus Rhapis in the palm family. The broadleaf lady palm has leaf nodes wrapped in leaf sheaths with brown reticulate fibers. It is very tolerant of shade and moisture and likes scattered light. It can be placed in a bright indoor spot for a long time. Even if it is placed in a dark place without sunlight for 3 consecutive months, it can still grow normally and can also maintain its deep green leaf color. Its branches and leaves are luxuriant, its posture is unrestrained, its leaf shape is elegant, and it is green in all four seasons. It resembles bamboo but is not bamboo, beautiful and refined. It is one of the very popular indoor foliage plants for home cultivation now, so keeping a pot of broadleaf lady palm at home is also a very good choice.

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