8 must-have plants for your home, with air-purifying effects comparable to opening the windows for ventilation
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"Quitting smoking is easy, but staying quit is hard." Smokers may not feel the pain of secondhand smoke, but families with pregnant women and children at home cannot ignore the harm of secondhand smoke. Today I recommend 8 plants that can effectively absorb the harmful gases produced by smoking.
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English ivy
English ivy (Hedera helix): the tiny stomata on its leaves can effectively absorb formaldehyde and nicotine from the air and convert them into harmless sugars and amino acids. It can also absorb the smoke produced by smoking and resist the carcinogens in nicotine.
Care:
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Room temperature: in winter, the room temperature for English ivy must not be lower than 10°C.
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Light: place it in a spot with fairly abundant light.
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Watering: control watering in winter; just keep the potting soil from becoming excessively dry.
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Swedish ivy
Swedish ivy (Plectranthus australis) can convert the nicotine produced by smoking in the air into oxygen and carbon dioxide, and can also absorb smoke odors and other smells and disinfect and sterilize.
Care:
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Room temperature: in winter, the room temperature must not be lower than 0°C.
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Light: make sure there is sufficient light.
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Watering: do not overwater; keep the potting soil dry.
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Pruning: although it grows quickly, in winter one pruning before the Start of Winter (Lidong) is enough for it to overwinter safely.
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Maidenhair fern
Maidenhair fern (Adiantum) can purify indoor air, absorb gases harmful to the human body, and also help people relax and improve sleep quality.
Care:
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Room temperature: maidenhair fern is not cold-tolerant; the room temperature should be kept above 5°C. Below 5°C, maidenhair fern goes into a state of stalled growth.
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Light: appropriately increase the light intensity and duration in the morning and evening, but avoid midday light.
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Water and fertilizer: reduce watering, keep the potting soil on the dry side, and do not fertilize.
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If the indoor temperature is rather high in winter, the air humidity will be lower, so be careful to supplement air humidity.
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Camellia
Camellia (Camellia japonica) can absorb highly toxic sulfur dioxide through its leaves and, through oxidation, convert it into non-toxic or low-toxicity substances.
Care:
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Room temperature: avoid excessively high temperatures; the suitable temperature is 2-10°C.
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Ventilation: open the windows regularly for air exchange; it is best to open the windows for ventilation every morning and evening.
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Placement: do not change its position frequently. Some flower enthusiasts who grow potted flowers love to change the placement position, which easily disrupts the plant's growth rhythm and affects growth and normal flowering.
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Fertilizing: do not fertilize before flowering. If you fertilize before flowering, it often "pushes off" the flower buds, causing the buds and flowers to stall. Therefore, potted camellias generally should not be fertilized after being brought indoors in winter.
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Narcissus
Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta) can absorb waste gases in the home and release fresh air, and can also absorb noise, creating a good home atmosphere.
Care:
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Room temperature: keep the room temperature at 10-15°C.
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Light: place it in a sunny indoor spot; at night it can be placed under lamplight.
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Fertilizing: no fertilizing needed.
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Placement: narcissus is suitable for placing in the living room; it must not be placed in the bedroom, as it is harmful to health.
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Monstera
Monstera (Monstera deliciosa) is a natural "scavenger." Experiments show that monstera can remove 80 percent of harmful gases from the air and also has the peculiar ability to attract carbon dioxide at night. Keeping it in a room has a certain effect in purifying indoor air.
Care:
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Temperature: it likes warmth; when overwintering indoors in winter, the temperature must not be lower than 5°C.
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Moisture: it likes moisture; keep the potting soil dry without cracking and moist without being wet. In winter, do not spray water on the leaf surface, otherwise black spots will appear on the leaves, and they may even turn black and rot.
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Sunlight: it is fairly shade-tolerant and should avoid direct strong light; it is best placed on a south-facing windowsill.
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Aglaonema 'Silver Queen'
Aglaonema 'Silver Queen' is famous for its unique air-purifying ability. The higher the concentration of pollutants in the air, the more it can exert its purifying ability! It can remove harmful gases such as formaldehyde and nicotine.
Care:
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Light: it likes shade and can also grow in places with poor light conditions.
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Watering: keep the potting soil moist.
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Temperature: in winter, the room temperature must not be lower than 12°C
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Dracaena
The leaves and roots of dracaena (Dracaena) can absorb xylene, toluene, trichloroethylene, benzene and formaldehyde and break them down into non-toxic substances.
Care:
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Room temperature: it grows vigorously between 20°C and 35°C. If the temperature is below 10°C in winter, heat-preservation measures must be taken.
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Watering: just keep the soil moist.
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Light: it can be placed in a bright indoor spot or a place without sunlight. If kept indoors for a long time, it is best to give it sun once every 1 week.
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