To grow flowers, first learn to choose them: growing the right plants can help people live longer

One flower, one world; one leaf, one Bodhi. When pruning and trimming plants and putting the branches in order, you also bring yourself pleasure and set rules for yourself. After you have put in hard work, flowers bloom and fall as you quietly enjoy the prosperity of the world. Planting a pot of flowers and plants not only has high ornamental value but can also help you live longer.

1. Living room

Keeping a few pots of plants such as ivy, aloe and fig in the living room can not only deal with bacteria and small insects brought in from outside, but also absorb fine dust. Ivy can also absorb nicotine from cigarette smoke and convert it into non-toxic sugars.

2. Bedroom

Plants such as cactus and snake plant (Sansevieria) can also produce oxygen at night and increase the concentration of negative ions indoors. Plants such as aloe, spider plant and mother of thousands are also very effective at purifying the air at night.

3. Desk

The fragrance given off by flowers such as mint and jasmine has an invigorating effect, making them very suitable for placing on a desk. They can sterilise and refresh the mind, and can help us improve the efficiency of study and work.

4. Entryway

Placing some tall-stemmed plants in the entryway, such as money tree, money plant (Zamioculcas) and money banyan, can maintain the air humidity in the room and also carries very good symbolism, giving people the pleasant feeling of seeing something delightful as soon as the door opens.

Taboos:

If there is a pregnant woman in the home, attention is needed: floral scents such as fennel, spearmint and lavender should not be smelled often by pregnant women, to avoid affecting fetal growth. The scent of pine and cypress plants also has an irritating effect on the human stomach and intestines, so attention is needed.

Flowers and plants with strong fragrances, such as orchids and lilies, are also not suitable for indoor placement, especially when there are elderly people at home. They easily stimulate people's central nervous system and cause insomnia in elderly people who already sleep poorly. Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) can even raise people's blood pressure.