Embrace the power of nature to cleanse your indoor environment. Discover the top 10 air purifying plants that not only beautify your space but also detoxify the air, contributing to a healthier, fresher, and more vibrant living area.
Air Purifying Plants
Plants also purify the air naturally and filter toxins that are left suspended in the air due to chemicals, paints, and plastics
- Certain common indoor plants provide a natural way of removing toxic agents
- Peace lily, for example, removes the maximum number of toxins
Florist’s Chrysanthemum
An evergreen climbing plant that can climb up to 20 to 30 meters, it avoids exposure to direct sunlight, and also provides dense shelter and cooling effect in buildings during the summer.
- Pollutants purified – benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, ammonia.
Palm Trees
These trees provide shade and aesthetic beauty, and also help purify the air.
- They are non-toxic to pets and have been shown to reduce the production of pollutants such as formaldehyde, xylene and toluene, which are all toxic to humans.
Snake Plant
Variegated snake plant or Sansevieria trifasciata of ‘Laurentii’, also called mother-in-law’s tongue. It grows straight and in a serpentine manner. It has yellow or silvery-white stripes on the leaf margins.
- It can tolerate low lights and irregular watering but not overwatering.
Boston Fern
Ferns are generally 50 to 250 cm long and 6 to15 cm broad. The edges appear serrated.
- It is a hardy house plant, often found growing in hanging baskets. It is non-toxic to pets but can be toxic to mealy bugs, spider mites and aphids.
Devil’s Ivy
Also called “Money Plant” or “Golden Pothos”
Flamingo Lily
A flowering plant in the Araceae family, it can change the aesthetics of a room and is toxic to cats and dogs
- Red-edged dracaena or Dracaena marginata can purify benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene
- Cornstalk
- Can remove benzene and formaldehyde
