Which bonsai flowers are suitable for growing indoors? Photo appreciation
Growing plants indoors can, on the one hand, beautify the home and delight the senses, and on the other hand, purify indoor air and have the effect of killing bacteria and preventing disease. However, not all plants are suitable for growing indoors. So, which bonsai flowers are suitable for growing indoors? A search for indoor bonsai flower pictures, see which ones suit your taste.
Bonsai flowers suitable for growing indoors can be divided into the following categories according to their functions.
1. Purifying the air
Aloe, spider plant, snake plant, cast-iron plant and monstera are natural scavengers that can remove harmful substances from the air. Studies have shown that snake plants and spider plants can absorb more than 80% of harmful gases indoors, and their ability to absorb formaldehyde is extremely strong. Aloe is also good at absorbing formaldehyde, and can absorb 90% of the formaldehyde contained in 1 cubic meter of air.
English ivy, sago palm, chrysanthemum, kumquat, pomegranate, purslane, Chinese rose, camellia, pomegranate, orchid tree, daisy, wintersweet and marigold can effectively remove harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide, chlorine, ether, ethylene, carbon monoxide and nitrogen peroxide.
Orchids, osmanthus, wintersweet, caladium and red-backed sweetwood are natural dust collectors; their fine hairs can intercept and absorb floating particles and smoke dust in the air.
2. Repelling mosquitoes and insects
Mosquito plant (fragrant geranium), drought-tolerant, can grow to maturity within half a year, and with proper care can live for 10 to 15 years, and the shape of its branches and leaves can be changed at will, giving it high ornamental value. The mosquito plant gives off a fresh and elegant lemon scent, has a very good mosquito-repelling effect indoors, and has no toxic side effects on the human body. According to tests, one mosquito plant with a crown width of more than 30 cm can drive mosquitoes and insects out of a room with an area of more than 10 sq m.
A plant called pyrethrum contains pyrethrin and can also effectively repel mosquitoes and insects.
3. Killing bacteria
Plants such as crape myrtle, jasmine and lemon can kill diphtheria bacteria and dysentery bacteria and other native bacteria within 5 minutes. The fragrances given off by plants such as rose, dianthus, lily of the valley, stock, rose and osmanthus have a clear inhibitory effect on the growth and reproduction of tubercle bacillus, pneumococcus and staphylococcus.
Succulent plants such as cacti have stomata on their fleshy stems that close during the day and open at night, absorbing carbon dioxide while producing oxygen, increasing the concentration of negative ions in indoor air.
Plants such as snake plant, sansevieria, agave, as well as brown-spined prickly pear, kalanchoe, sedum, mother of thousands and cultivated bromeliads can also purify the air at night.
With so many kinds of indoor potted flowers, is there one that catches your fancy? Adding one or two pots of flowers and plants to your home can not only beautify the home, but may also change the feng shui situation of the home.
Plants such as snake plant, sansevieria, agave, as well as brown-spined prickly pear, kalanchoe, sedum, mother of thousands and cultivated bromeliads can also purify the air at night.
With so many kinds of indoor potted flowers, is there one that catches your fancy? Adding one or two pots of flowers and plants to your home can not only beautify the home, but may also change the feng shui situation of the home.