Keep these houseplants at home to ward off smog and turn your indoor space into an oxygen bar
In recent years, smoggy weather has become more and more serious, especially in winter and spring. PM2.5 is very harmful to human health. We cannot change the weather, but we can use green plants to improve the air at home. Keep a few more pots of green plants at home to effectively absorb fine dust and purify the air, so you are no longer troubled by smog.
1. Monstera (Monstera deliciosa)
Monstera is widely recognized as a purification expert. Its broad leaves have excellent adsorption capacity, and its ability to absorb formaldehyde is even more outstanding. Keeping one pot at home is like placing activated carbon, making indoor air cleaner. Its broad leaves also have a very high transpiration rate, which can increase indoor air humidity.
2. Umbrella tree (Schefflera arboricola)
Umbrella tree has the effect of adsorbing smoke and dust, and can absorb harmful substances such as nicotine in cigarettes and convert them into amino acids, so it is very suitable for keeping in the living room. When umbrella tree is usually kept in a semi-shaded position, its leaf color becomes greener. Keep the potting soil slightly moist without water accumulation.
3. Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
Rubber plant can adsorb suspended small particles in the air and absorb harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen fluoride in the air. Usually, you can spray water on the leaves more often. This can increase air humidity while also removing accumulated dust on the leaves.
4. Snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)
Snake plant has strong vitality and is relatively drought-tolerant and shade-tolerant. It can also release oxygen at night and absorb carbon dioxide, achieving the effect of increasing indoor oxygen content. Therefore, it is very suitable for keeping in the bedroom and has a certain promoting effect on our sleep quality.
5. Clivia (Clivia miniata)
Clivia has broad, thick leaves, and there are relatively many stomata on the leaves, which can adsorb smoke and dust in the air and play a relatively good role in purifying the air. Clivia has thick leaves and fleshy roots, so watering usually requires attention to avoid water accumulation, otherwise it is easy to cause root rot and yellow leaves.
6. Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens)
Areca palm has strong shade tolerance. Placing areca palm at home can effectively remove toxic gases such as benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde from the air. Areca palm has the effect of evaporating water vapor and can keep indoor air humidity at around 40%-60%. Especially in winter, it can increase indoor humidity.