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Air Purifying Houseplants

Easy to Grow Houseplants that Purify the Air in your Home

Houseplants are back in vogue and are a great addition to any home. However, did you realise that many of the easiest to grow houseplants can help purify the air and remove airborne pollutants? NASA has commissioned a number of tests into this and has shown that plants can remove toxic vapors from the air. These include benzene, formaldehyde, trichlorethylene, xylene, toluene and ammonia. Some plants are better at this than others and this guide lists 10 of the best.
Foliage Plants
  • Spathiphyllum wallisii - Peace lily
  • Scindapsus aureus- Devils ivy
  • Hedera helix - English ivy
  • Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii' - Mother-in-law's tongue, Snake Plant, Devil's Tongue (read our article here
  • Chamaedorea seifrizii - Bamboo palm
  • Dracaena marginata - Red-edge dracaena
  • Chlorophytum comosum - Spider plant (read our article here)

Flowering Plants
  • Chrysantheium morifolium - Chrysanthemum, Chrysanth or Pot Mum
  • Gerbera jamesonii - Gerbera daisy 
  • Rhododendron simsii - Azalea 
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