"Best air-filtering houseplants, according to NASA
If these plants are good enough to
filter the air of the space station, surely they're good enough for your home.
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Having good indoor air quality is
very important, especially since many of us spend so much time inside. NASA did a study to find out which plants were
best to filter the air of the space station, and the agency's findings are
available to all.
Read on to see which houseplants are
best to filter the air (not only producing oxygen from CO2, but also absorbing
benzene, formaldehyde and/or trichloroethylene.)
- English ivy (Hedera helix)
- Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
- Golden pothos or Devil's ivy (Scindapsus aures or Epipremnum aureum)
- Peace lily (Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa')
- Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema modestum)
- Bamboo palm or reed palm (Chamaedorea sefritzii)
- Snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata'Laurentii')
- Heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron oxycardium, syn.Philodendron cordatum)
- Selloum philodendron (Philodendron bipinnatifidum, syn.Philodendron selloum)
- Elephant ear philodendron (Philodendron domesticum)
- Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata)
- Cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragans 'Massangeana')
- Janet Craig dracaena (Dracaena deremensis 'Janet Craig')
- Warneck dracaena (Dracaena deremensis 'Warneckii')
- Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina)
- Gerbera daisy or Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Pot mum or florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysantheium morifolium)
- Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
You can also see the best plants to
filter formaldehyde, xylene and toluene.
Here's a Chlorophytum comosum, also
known as the spider plant.
All photos: Wikipedia
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source:
http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/stories/best-air-filtering-houseplants-according-to-nasa, date accessed 16 February 2015