Cool and refreshing helpers: recommended green plants for purifying the air and removing formaldehyde in summer
When summer comes and the sun blazes outdoors, isn't it a delightful sight when we step inside and see a potted plant full of lush greenery?
The fresh, verdant green immediately makes the irritability brought by the heat vanish into thin air, and the fresh greenery sweeps away the stuffiness of the room. Most importantly, green plants are inspectors of air quality. In modern home life, we more or less encounter the troubles of renovation pollution, and many green plants are great helpers for purifying the air and removing formaldehyde. Let's take a look together!
1. Aloe vera
As a evergreen succulent herb, aloe vera is excellent at absorbing toxic gases such as formaldehyde and benzene, and it releases oxygen around the clock. It is also very easy to keep alive, needing just a little water and sunlight. If you accidentally hurt your hand at home, using aloe vera gel to heal the wound works especially quickly. Isn't it very likable?
Aloe vera is widely recognized as an "air pollution alarm." Whenever air quality is poor, spots appear on its leaves, and when pollution is severe, the leaves turn black, wither and rot. Before moving into a newly renovated home, placing two pots of aloe vera indoors is very beneficial. If you don't have a dedicated air detector, just let it help you check.
2. Snake plant
Snake plant is also called tiger skin plant or brocade plant. The one we commonly grow as an indoor potted plant is the golden-edged snake plant. Placed on a coffee table or beside a sofa, the pairing of dark green and gold looks very elegant and also makes the room feel full of vitality. It has many siblings too, such as the small and cute short-leaved snake plant, with both golden-edged and silver-edged varieties, which are great as small potted accents on a table. As long as you water it less in winter and don't let it freeze, there are no other restrictions, and it is even easier to keep alive in summer!
Besides absorbing pollutants such as formaldehyde and benzene from the air, the snake plant is also adept at producing negative ions. Negative ions are known as the "longevity element" in the air and can promote human metabolism, eliminate fatigue, and regulate nerves. You can imagine how beneficial it is to place one or two pots of snake plant indoors, and it is even more needed in homes with elders and elderly people.
3. Spider plant
Among the many green plants that absorb toxic gases, the spider plant can be said to rank first in effectiveness. Even in dim light, a small spider plant can absorb most of the formaldehyde, benzene and carbon monoxide in the surrounding air, which other plants cannot match. Moreover, the spider plant can also release bactericidal substances, purifying the air while freshening it, so placing one or two pots of spider plant in a room is equivalent to a high-quality air purifier.
To grow spider plants, just remember not to put them in direct sunlight and water them once every few days! The spider plant's quiet and elegant small white flowers add a fresh charm to the room.
4. Monstera
As a large indoor green plant with a tropical flavor, monstera makes summer feel more intense and wild yet still cool and gentle. Moreover, once a large plant like monstera is placed indoors, green immediately becomes the visual focus, and the spatial layers of the whole room become richer. Large green plants are also easier to keep alive than small potted ones. As long as monstera is not exposed to direct sunlight, it will bloom with splendor in the room all year round.
Although monstera is slightly weaker than other green plants at absorbing formaldehyde and purifying the air, its ability to absorb the carbon dioxide waste gas exhaled by people and release fresh oxygen is absolutely outstanding.
5. Asparagus fern
Asparagus fern can not only absorb harmful gases such as formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and chlorine, but also secrete gases that kill bacteria, reducing the occurrence of infectious diseases such as colds, typhoid and laryngitis. Its roots boiled in water can also moisten the lungs and relieve coughs.
Moreover, asparagus fern can be said to be the most suitable green plant for a study. With its graceful posture and elegant tranquility, it complements a scholarly atmosphere. Seeing how delicate it is while helping health and purifying the air, and at the same time adding a literary feel to the room, don't you want to put a pot on your desk and your child's desk too?
To grow asparagus fern in the hot summer, you just need to place it in a cool and ventilated spot. It is not delicate at all.
6. Pothos
Pothos is no worse than spider plant at purifying formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene from the air. It is another great helper for purifying indoor air, and pothos only needs water, making it really effortless to grow. With lush expanses of green, doesn't it feel as if the indoor temperature has dropped a few degrees even without turning on the air conditioner?
May beautiful green plants add more vitality and color to our lives, and keep our homes forever healthy and energetic!