6 Must-Have Indoor Plants for Naturally Cleaner Air

Why Indoor Plants Can Improve Air Quality 

In recent years, indoor air quality issues have been increasingly popular. In an age when contaminants, irritants, and lousy air become a problem, having indoor plants around you is a natural way to combat it. These plants don't just cleanse the air; they make the room more attractive and serene. Others breathe in new oxygen, even taking up formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon donoxide. Let's check out six excellent home décor plants that are natural air purifiers. 

1. Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) 

Peace Lily is reputed to filter air toxins, and gardeners love it. The beautiful plant with lustrous green leaves and white flowers requires low or moderate light. Peace Lilies also do a very good job of removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) prevalent in household cleaners. 

Culturing a Peace Lily is straightforward: Water the dirt moist and put it in an area with indirect sunlight. Bonus: The plant's pretty flowers can add a touch of class to any room while helping to maintain a healthy air supply. 

2. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) 

This Boston Fern is a fluttering beauty that has been a favourite in every household for decades. It is known for being a true humidifier: It keeps your home dry and filters airborne poisons such as xylene and formaldehyde. It's ideal for colder places where heaters make you sweaty. 

Boston Ferns like moist conditions and indirect light, which makes them perfect for a bathroom or kitchen. To keep looking vibrant, they must be regularly misted, and the soil should be wet. 

3. Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata) 

Snake Plant, or "Mother-in-Law's Tongue," is not only pretty but also practical. Its pointed sword-like leaves are striking and modernize any room. Moreover, this hardy plant is great at turning carbon dioxide into oxygen, even at night, making it a great plant for your bedroom. 

Snake Plants are very low-maintenance plants that grow well in every kind of lighting, from the low light to the full sun. Dry the soil between waterings, and your snake plant will repay you with air-purifying performance for many years. 

4. Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) 

Aloe vera is not just a burn treatment; it can also be an air-cleansing herb. This succulent also knows how to flush out pollutants such as benzene and formaldehyde and bring oxygen into your home. The hard-bodied leaves enclose water, making it a hassle-free plant for busy people. 

Aloe vera can be grown in direct sunlight, so you won't need to water it much. Place it near a sunny window and get your breath filtered, plus fresh aloe vera for those skin crises. 

5. Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)

Areca Palm is an elegant tree that envelops any space in a tropical ambiance. Since this plant can help with humidity and remove toxins from the air, it's a great plant to make your home healthier. It is particularly effective in dispersing airborne toxins such as xylene and toluene, both found in paints and adhesives. 

If you want to sustain an Areca Palm, give it plenty of indirect light and water when the top inch of soil is dry. Its delicate fronds can reach heights of astonishing proportions and are a statement piece in any home. 

6. Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) 

Spider Plants are tough and easy to cultivate for new and experienced gardeners. This beautiful plant has spiraling green leaves striped white and little spider-like progeny, hence its name. Spider Plants do especially well at scrubbing CO2 and formaldehyde from the air, so they're good for kitchens or living rooms. 

How to Grow a Spider Plant? 

It's easy. Spider Plants like bright indirect light but can also handle low light. Water it weekly and watch as it grows and sprouts baby plants to spread around. 

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides): This perfect evergreen fern does well in the shade and looks green all year. 

Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum): This fern is famous for its long cinnamon-colored fronds, which love moist shade. 

Giant Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris): Well-known for the feathery, plume-like fronds that add an eye-catching yet elegant element to gardens or shady spots. 

Improve The Quality of Your Home Environment With Clean-Air Plants

If you bring any of these six indoor plants home, you are on the road to wellness. And they make your room smell cleaner and fresher and look beautiful, making your room seem more pleasant. You can choose a low-maintenance plant as the Snake Plant or as moisture-loving as the Boston Fern; there's something for everyone. Add these natural air cleaners to your home, and you'll be setting the scene for physical and psychological relaxation.