10 indoor plants that purify indoor air
According to statistics, a modern person spends about 90% of his life indoors. It is not surprising that many develop ailments triggered by the inhalation of stale, excessively warm and dry air, saturated with substances harmful to health and pathogenic microorganisms. Meanwhile, it will not take much effort to improve the situation to a large extent. You just need to place plants in your apartment and workplace that can have a beneficial effect on the microclimate.
There are green "pets" that are unpretentious, practically do not require the attention of their owners. At the same time, together with carbon dioxide, they absorb toxins from the air that come from the street or are released from finishing materials, household chemicals and everyday items. In addition, houseplants saturate the air with oxygen and produce phytoncides. If you water it regularly, you can maintain an optimal humidity level in the room.
We will introduce you to the most common of these plants.
Garden chrysanthemum
This popular potted plant can be purchased at any flower shop. Chrysanthemums are beautiful and useful: they are able to absorb formaldehyde, ammonia, xylene, benzene vapors from the air. A chrysanthemum bush living on a windowsill does not require the creation of special growing conditions and labor-intensive care. With regular watering, it will bloom all winter, and in the spring it will be able to move to a balcony or garden bed.
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Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum is an elegant houseplant that easily tolerates dry soil, poor lighting and other manifestations of forgetfulness of the owners. It can be located both on a windowsill and on a suspended wall structure. Chlorophytum cleans the indoor air from formaldehyde, xylene vapors and various resins. It multiplies quickly, releasing long shoots, at the ends of which bushes are formed, ready for rooting.
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Ficus
With proper watering and providing good illumination, indoor ficus can grow into a sturdy tree 130–150 cm high. Its large size is perhaps the only "drawback" of this plant. But the wide leathery leaves of ficus are unusually effective and are able to absorb from the air in large quantities such substances dangerous to humans as formaldehyde, trichlorethylene and benzene vapors. For owners who do not forget to periodically transplant the plant into a large pot, the ficus can live for decades.
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Dracaena
Outwardly, the dracaena looks like a miniature palm tree, the trunk of which is crowned with a lush bunch of long and wide leaves. This is an unpretentious plant that cleans the indoor air well. About 40 varieties of dracaena are known, differing in color and size of leaves, all of them are extremely decorative.
Dracaena leaves contain substances that are dangerous to dogs and cats, so it should not be grown in a home with four-legged friends.
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Spathiphyllum
Spathiphyllum is well suited for indoor cultivation with low natural light. It is very beautiful: spectacular white flowers with yellow arrows in the middle, similar to tiny ears of corn, rise from a shock of wide, bright green leaves. Spathiphyllum is a low-growing plant that takes up little space. In offices, they often make compositions, placing several copies in a shallow pot. The resulting art objects perfectly refresh a large volume of air, removing toxic substances and mold spores from it.
Blooming spathiphyllum emits pollen into the air, so it is not recommended to keep it in a room if there are people prone to allergies there.
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Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis is a house fern with wide double leaves. It cleans the air from xylene and formaldehyde, is quite unpretentious and undemanding to light, but likes frequent watering.
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Sansevieria
This plant is also known as "mother-in-law's tongue". There are several types of sansevieria, differing in the shape and color of the leaves. It is ideal for those owners who do not have time to care for their green "pets". Sansevieria lives well in dark corners of rooms or on poorly lit window sills, withstands long breaks in watering, does not require frequent transplants. With good care, it grows magnificently and has a beneficial effect on the composition of the air in the room, actively absorbing formaldehyde and toxic nitrogen compounds.
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Bamboo palm
The bamboo palm tree is highly decorative and safe for pets. With proper care, it grows into a rather tall (one and a half to two meters) tree. It is considered to be the plant that most effectively removes formaldehyde from air. It is best to place it in a well-lit part of the room. Water the palm tree sparingly.
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Geranium
The smell of geranium (pelargonium) is not loved by everyone. Nevertheless, the benefits of this indoor plant are undeniable: the essential oils it secretes have a powerful bactericidal and soothing effect. In an office space, geranium heals the air, protecting employees and visitors from pathogenic microorganisms, and in an apartment it helps its owners to get rid of nervous tension and insomnia.
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Aloe
Aloe bush, or agave, is found in almost every office or apartment, and for good reason: the plant not only purifies the air, but can also be used as a medicinal one. Aloe juice is part of many folk remedies that help fight skin damage and diseases, colds, respiratory pathologies, problems of the cardiovascular and nervous systems. The centenary requires minimal attention from the owner and easily tolerates unfavorable growing conditions.
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We talked only about the most unpretentious of those indoor plants that improve the indoor microclimate. Even a beginner can handle caring for such "pets" as aloe, geranium or chlorophytum. If you have some experience, you can try to start a sheffler at home or in the office, neutralizing the toxic products of tobacco combustion, dieffenbachia, which can inhibit the activity of staphylococci, a noble laurel that emits a huge amount of phytoncides, or room citrus, exuding a fresh, invigorating aroma. Indoor floriculture is a fun and healthy hobby.
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Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".
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