Indoor air-purifying plants: fill your home with freshness
Plants are no longer valued only for their beauty; there are also plants that can purify the air. To keep indoor air fresh, many people bring certain plants home to clean up the home environment. So which plants can purify indoor air? Let's find out together.
Indoor air-purifying plants
1. Spider plant: its ability to absorb harmful chemical substances in the air exceeds that of an air filter. One pot of spider plant can, within 24 hours, absorb all the carbon monoxide, nitrogen peroxide and other volatile harmful gases in a room.
2. Cactus: its feature is that it closes its stomata during the day to prevent water evaporation. At night it opens its stomata, absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. If two or three pots of cactus are placed indoors, they can increase the negative ions in the air, which is greatly beneficial to sleep and health.
3. Snake plant: a natural scavenger. One pot of snake plant can absorb more than 80% of various harmful gases in a room of about 10 sq m. Two pots of snake plant can basically completely purify the air in an ordinary room; snake plant can also release a large amount of oxygen during the day.
4. Aloe: as the floral saying goes, "Spider plant and aloe are strong hands; formaldehyde is so scared it hides away." Evergreen aloe has a certain effect in absorbing odors, and the effect lasts a long time. In addition, aloe also has beauty benefits.
5. Chinese rose: it can absorb gases such as hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen fluoride, benzene, ethylphenol and ether; it also has considerable resistance to sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
6. Ivy: one pot of ivy can eliminate 90% of the benzene in a room of 8 to 10 sq m, can deal with bacteria and other harmful substances brought in from outdoors, and can even absorb dust that even a vacuum cleaner finds hard to pick up.
7. African jasmine: the volatile oils it produces have a significant sterilizing effect. It can help people relax, is beneficial to sleep, and can also improve work efficiency.
8. Aglaonema: known for its unique air-purifying ability: the higher the concentration of pollutants in the air, the better it can exert its purifying ability! Therefore it is very suitable for dark rooms with poor ventilation.
9. Umbrella tree: its leaves can absorb from smoke-filled air
nicotine and other harmful substances, and through photosynthesis convert them into harmless substances of the plant's own. In addition, it can reduce formaldehyde concentration by about 9 mg per hour.
10. Monstera: monstera's air-purifying function is slightly weaker; unlike spider plant and aloe, it is not an all-rounder at purifying air. But monstera has a relatively obvious effect on removing formaldehyde from the air. In addition, monstera has the effect of absorbing carbon dioxide at night. It is greatly helpful for improving indoor air quality and increasing oxygen content.
Although flowers and plants have such a great purifying effect, you should also be careful not to put too many in the bedroom. This is because green plants, under insufficient light, will like humans take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide, so they will not purify the air. If you want fresh air, you need to learn more about the properties of plants.