7 Fragrant Flowers That Are Toxic - Never Put Them in the Bedroom, a Must-Read for Families with Elderly People and Children
Casa Blanca Lily
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
The fragrance of the Casa Blanca lily is quite strong. After inhaling it, people easily become overexcited in the central nervous system and find it hard to fall asleep. It also produces a lot of pollen, and patients with respiratory diseases who smell it may have their condition worsen.
Suggested placement:
Casa Blanca lilies can be placed in the living room or in a well-ventilated study. Their fragrance can have a refreshing and energizing effect, helping with efficient study and work.
Orchid
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
Most orchids release various gases such as alkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons and aldehydes, which the human body cannot metabolize after long-term absorption. Among them, the fragrance of the "Miss Taipei" orchid contains a relatively high level of p-cresol, and after the body absorbs a large amount of it, it can easily trigger adverse symptoms such as insomnia, headaches and nausea.
Suggested placement:
Orchids such as Dendrobium and Cymbidium can be placed on a balcony with good light, while shade-loving types like Paphiopedilum can be placed on the windowsill of the living room. This provides a good ornamental effect and is also good for the orchids' growth.
Night-blooming Cereus (Telosma cordata)
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
Telosma cordata blooms at night, and its fragrance is quite strong. If it is placed indoors during its full bloom period, the overly strong fragrance will make people's sense of smell uncomfortable and cause insomnia, while patients with cardiovascular diseases are prone to chest tightness and difficulty breathing.
Suggested placement:
The fragrance released by Telosma cordata is something mosquitoes tend to dislike, so at night it can be placed by the window of a well-ventilated living room, where it can have a good mosquito-repelling effect.
Lilac
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
Lilac is also a flower with a relatively strong fragrance. The bedroom is relatively enclosed with poor air circulation, so the strong fragrance of lilac easily makes a person's central nervous system abnormally excited, making it hard to fall asleep at night.
Suggested placement:
If you have the conditions, it is best to place lilacs in an outdoor yard. Flower lovers without a yard can place them on the balcony or by the window of a well-ventilated living room.
Chinese Rose
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
Some Chinese roses have a strongly fragrant type of scent. If a Chinese rose in full bloom is placed in the bedroom, over time people easily experience chest tightness and difficulty breathing, affecting sleep quality at night.
Suggested placement:
Chinese roses are best placed outdoors with plenty of sunlight and good ventilation, so they are less prone to disease and bloom more, with higher ornamental value.
Lantana
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
The fragrance released by lantana is a pungent, unpleasant odor. More importantly, it produces a lot of pollen, and after the pollen it disperses is inhaled, it easily triggers coughing and sneezing, and asthma patients may have their condition worsen.
Suggested placement:
Lantana has the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects, and it likes a growing environment with plenty of sunlight, so it can be placed on the balcony or outdoors, where it can both repel annoying little bugs and offer relatively high ornamental value.
Daphne
Reason not to place in the bedroom:
Daphne's fragrance is very strong, even pungent. Daphne flowers release a type of ester substance that easily irritates the mucous membranes of the mouth and nasal cavity, causing physical discomfort.
Suggested placement:
Daphne likes partial shade, so it can be placed under the shade of trees outdoors, or in a living room with plenty of scattered light and good air circulation.
It is best not to place flowering plants in the bedroom. However, the following flowers recommended by Huahua are very suitable for the bedroom!
Kalanchoe
Reason recommended for placement:
At night, kalanchoe opens its stomata, stores a certain amount of carbon dioxide, and at the same time increases the content of negative oxygen ions in the air, improving the air quality in the bedroom!
Key care points in summer:
In summer's high temperature and high humidity, kalanchoe enters a semi-dormant or dormant state. If placed by the bedroom balcony, shade measures must be taken, and pay attention to opening windows for ventilation as usual.
Guzmania
Reason recommended for placement:
At night, guzmania carries out crassulacean acid metabolism, absorbing carbon dioxide in the room and making the bedroom air fresher!
Key care points in summer:
Summer is the vigorous growth period for guzmania, so it must not lack water. You can water once every 1-2 days, and in hot weather you can appropriately spray water around the flowers to raise the humidity of the surrounding environment.
Aloe
Reason recommended for placement:
The stomata on aloe leaves open at night, so they can absorb a certain amount of carbon dioxide and increase the oxygen content of the air. Keeping one pot in the bedroom is more suitable than anything!
Key care points in summer:
Too strong sunlight will scorch aloe leaves and affect their appearance. So when placed by the bedroom balcony during the day, you can use curtains to block the midday sun.
The flowers Huahua mentioned only cause harm to the body
when inhaled in large amounts over a long time.
But for the sake of your health,
flower lovers should still try not to keep them in the bedroom!