Which flowers are suitable for growing indoors? Recommended common varieties
Which flowers are suitable for growing indoors.
These days we all like growing flowers indoors, so the flowers most suitable for growing indoors include the following.
Pleasing to the eye
If green occupies 25% of the field of vision, it can eliminate the physiological fatigue of the eyes. So placing green plants indoors not only serves a decorative function in the home, creating a good indoor environment and pleasing the eye, satisfying people's psychological needs, but can also help people relax during stressful work.
Adjusting mood
The volatile substances released by aromatic plants have a very good regulating effect on people's mood. The fragrance given off by some flowers can change a listless state and lift the spirits, while others have a calming, sleep-promoting effect.
Releasing oxygen
Most plants carry out photosynthesis during the day, absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, and respire at night, absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. But some plants, such as those in the cactus family, are just the opposite: during the day, to avoid water loss, they close their stomata, and the oxygen produced by photosynthesis is only released at night when the stomata open. Since plants have this "complementary" function, keeping the two types of plants together in one room can balance the indoor oxygen and carbon dioxide levels and keep the indoor air fresh.
Regulating humidity
After water is absorbed by indoor plants, it is released into the air through transpiration from the leaves, which can regulate air humidity. In the dry north and in sealed rooms using air conditioning, this function is especially important.
Absorbing toxins and killing bacteria
As living standards rise, home renovation is indispensable, and those renovation materials more or less contain toxic substances. Some flowers have strong resistance to toxins and can absorb certain toxic gases in the air, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, formaldehyde, hydrogen chloride and so on. Some foliage plants also have the effect of adsorbing radioactive substances. The volatile oils given off by some flowers have a notable bactericidal function and can make indoor air clean and hygienic.
The functions of various flowers
Camellia, cyclamen, stock, tuberose, impatiens, dianthus, gladiolus and others can, through their leaves, convert highly toxic sulfur dioxide into non-toxic or low-toxicity substances such as sulfates through oxidation.
Narcissus, four o'clock flower, chrysanthemum and others can convert nitrogen oxides into proteins in plant cells and the like.
Spider plant and aloe can absorb large amounts of indoor pollutants such as formaldehyde, eliminating and preventing indoor air pollution. Spider plant in particular: place one pot in a room, and within 24 hours its leaves will "eat up" harmful gases such as carbon monoxide in the indoor air, with an effect even exceeding that of an air filter.
Pomegranate, chrysanthemum and others have the ability to absorb sulfur, hydrogen fluoride, mercury and so on.
The bactericides secreted by flowers such as jasmine can kill certain bacteria in the air and inhibit the growth of tubercle bacilli, dysentery bacilli and typhoid bacilli.
The fragrance of jasmine can relieve symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, colds and nasal congestion. For those with headaches, dizziness, colds or blurred vision, frequently smelling chrysanthemums is also quite beneficial.
Cactus-family plants release carbon dioxide during the day and absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen at night, so placing a pot of cactus in the bedroom is quite good. Besides cactus-family plants, various orchids of the orchid family, and clivia and narcissus of the amaryllis family, also have this remarkable function.
Nowadays people pay more and more attention to the quality of the indoor environment. Adding green plants to indoor decor can not only beautify the home, giving people psychological adjustment and mental relaxation, but also improve indoor air quality - achieving multiple benefits at once.