Monday 25 April 2016

Indoor Air Purifying Plants

Indoor Air Purifying Plants Online


Usually, People use to spend more time in Indoors, air quality matters.So we need House plants which absorb some of the particulates from the air at the same time they can take carbon dioxide and also clean,fresh the air. If we have plants in home/office which makes people feel better.


Some Indoor plants are,





Plant Name - Areca palm
Botanical Name - Dypsis lutescent's
Family – Arecaceae

Benefits – 

  • It is the best choice for indoor air purification plant .
  • Areca palm is also used for medicinal treatment.

Care Instructions -

  • Areca palm grows under filtered light , they need indirect light from a south or west facing a window.
  • Fertilize areca palm plants with a time-release fertilizer in spring.
  • Water the plants often enough to keep the soil lightly moist in summer and allow the soil to dry slightly in winter.




Plant Name - Peace Lily
Botanical Name – Spathiphyllum
Family – Arecaceae

Benefits- 
Peace lily care is probably easiest. It has excellent air purification qualities.  One of the best plants for removing  formaldehyde, it also separates benzene.

Care instructions -
  • It needs low light conditions.
  • Fertilizers are required during the warm months
  • Just be aware , leaves  Can be toxic to pets and children.



Plant Name – Spider plant
Botanical Name - Chlorophytum comosum
Family – Asparagaceae

Benefits –
One of the air purifiers plant. Spider plant is a wonderful plant for beginners. It is also known as airplane plants.Medicinal value : Used for treating bronchitis, fractures, and burns . 

Care instruction - 
  • Keep soil evenly moist.
  • Bright indirect sunlight helps them growing best.
  • Required Lots of water while growing.

Flowering Air Purifiers


Plant Name - Gerbera
Botanical name - Gerbera
Family – Asteraceae (daisy family)


Benefits -
Gerbera flower plants are great at removing the formaldehyde.

Care Instructions-
  • Flowering plants require more care.
  • It needs Water regularly to make sure that soil stays moist.
  • After bloom keep removing the dead Gerberas.


Plant Name- Dracaena
Botanical name - Gerbera
Family – Asteraceae (daisy family)

Benefits-
It removes Benzene,formaldehyde,trichloroethylene and xylene.

Care Instructions-
Pet owners might want to select the different plant,Toxic to cats and dogs.




Plant NameGolden Fern
Botanical Name – Nephrolepis exaltata aurea
Family – Polypodiaceae

Benefits-
Golden ferns remove more formaldehyde than any other plant. 
It removes the formaldehyde and xylene



Care Instructions-
  • Need to be moist(they like to be watered regularly)
  • Indirect light.
  • Low on maintenance,relatively easy to grow.





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