Raise these 13 kinds of plants indoors to help you improve the air quality at home.

Air pollution is becoming more and more serious, indoor air is also suffering, decoration, chemical cleaners and so on will also release harmful substances to the air, you may wish to put the following 13 kinds of plants in the home to improve indoor air.

Advantages of various plants for purifying air

1. Ivy:

The study found that ivy can effectively purify benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene and mold in the air, and the requirements for light are not high, and can be placed in newly renovated houses or shady rooms. However, it should be noted that its leaves are poisonous and should be placed as far as possible out of reach of children.

2. White Palm:

White palm is known as "exhaust gas filter", dealing with ammonia, acetone, trichloroethylene, benzene and formaldehyde have a certain effect. Its leaves are broad, so it should be cleaned regularly in order to better play the purification effect. Be careful, though, because white potatoes are poisonous.

3. Distilled sunflower:

It belongs to the palm family plants, like temperature and humidity, can effectively remove benzene, trichloroethylene, formaldehyde and other volatile harmful substances, suitable for placing in the wardrobe, sofa. It also has the function of evaporating water vapor, which can keep indoor humidity at 40%~60%.

4. Chrysanthemum:

Chrysanthemum flowers need to be kept outdoors before they bloom, but they can extend their flowering period when they are moved indoors after flowering. Chrysanthemum is good at removing toxic substances released by adhesives, paints, detergents and plastics, and also has certain resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine.

5. Tiger tail orchid:

It can remove toxic substances volatilized from chemicals, cold and shade resistant, so it is more suitable for placing in shady rooms.

6, hanging orchid:

Chlorophytum is the "king of formaldehyde removal" in plants, and it can also absorb carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, benzene and nicotine in cigarette smoke. However, it should be noted that the root system of spider orchid is developed, and the flowerpot should be replaced regularly to avoid accumulation of roots, causing yellow leaves and withering.

7. Aloe Vera:

Leaf juice can be used as medicine, with sterilization, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing beauty and other effects, but also can purify formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and other harmful gases in the air, increase the concentration of negative ions in the air, inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms in the air, adsorption dust.

Need to remind is that aloe drought-resistant fear of waterlogging, watering along the edge of the pot gently watering, keep the soil moist can be.

8. Green radish:

It is good at filtering formaldehyde, can decompose the benzene emitted by copiers, printers, etc., and is a good hand in purifying the air in the office. Green radish, whether cultivated in soil or in hydroponic culture, is easy to grow and reproduce. It has strong entanglement and is suitable for placing on cabinets or windowsills.

9. Rich Bamboo:

The plant belongs to the dracaena genus and is suitable for removing chemicals released by paints from the air. It likes damp, so avoid direct sunlight and windy places in summer.

10, fig tree:

It belongs to evergreen plants, which can effectively remove pollutants released from furniture and carpets, and can resist toxic gases and atmospheric pollution that ordinary plants cannot tolerate. But remember to dust the leaves often.

11. Gold Diamond:

It has the effect of adsorbing nicotine, absorbing various toxic gases (such as SO2, SO3, NO, etc.) as nutrients, purifying the air and controlling indoor humidity. It is a popular indoor foliage plant in recent years. When it is arranged indoors, it can show a generous and elegant tropical rain forest atmosphere.

12. Fragrant Dragon Blood Tree:

Also known as Brazilian iron tree. The growth environment of high temperature, wet and half-day shade is not high for sunshine, especially suitable for indoor cultivation and decoration, and it can remove a variety of harmful substances in the air while greening the environment.

13. Sea taro:

It has the effect of clearing air dust and purifying air, but the white juice in the stem is poisonous, and the dripping water is also poisonous, so avoid touching or eating by mistake.