9 Easy care houseplants NASA scientists recommend for cleaning the air of your house or office

You know that buzz that plants can purify your air quality? It turns out was interested too!

A study done by NASA in 1989  tested common houseplants and their effect on harmful chemicals in the air. Scientists placed plants in sealed rooms and pumped in known carcinogens such as benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene.

Some of the plants that NASA used removed up to 90% of the substances in just 24 hours!

Plants remove toxic substances out of the air and isolate them in their cells and roots. Just adding a few houseplants throughout your home can greatly enhance indoor air quality + oxygen levels.

Let’s look at the nine best houseplants which made the grade:

1.    Garden Mum

This is the most air purifying plant you can get and they are easy to maintain and cheap to buy. They remove ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, and xylene from the air in your house.

2.    Spider Plant

This houseplant is a great choice for beginners. All it needs are water and indirect sunlight, and it will flourish. Once it stores up enough energy, it will begin giving flowers that turn into baby spider plants aka spiderettes.

3.    Dracaena

The Dracaena is an excellent plant for your house. However, they are toxic to both cats and dogs. There are more than 40 different types of Dracaena plants that all remove benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and xylene from the air. The hard part is picking which one you like best.

4.    Ficus/Weeping Fig

The Ficus houseplant usually grows between 2 to 10 feet tall and can be placed both indoors and outdoors. The ficus removes benzene, trichloroethylene, and formaldehyde from indoor air.

5.    Peace Lily

It is impossible to kill this houseplant and it will improve the quality of air in your house. To keep the peace lily healthy, just give it water and damp soil. The plant will remove ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene from the air in your home.

6.    Boston Fern

This houseplant is the perfect choice for bathrooms. It grows best in chilled places with high humidity and indirect sunlight. It removes pollutants like xylene and formaldehyde from the air.

7.    Snake Plant/Mother-in-Law’s Tongue

You’ll see this one in offices, restaurants, and homes because they are easy to take care of, difficult to kill and don’t need much sunlight. They remove benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and xylene from indoor air.

8.    Bamboo Palm

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This houseplant can grow to be up to 12 feet tall. This makes them excellent air filters, removing benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene from the air.

9.    Aloe Vera

You might have encountered aloe Vera lotion or shampoo while browsing the aisles of your favourite supermarket. The base ingredient comes from Aloe Vera the plant. This plant is a small but powerful air filter, which grows wonderfully near windows throughout all seasons. Aloe Vera will help your home look beautiful and your air clean, inside.

Source: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930073077.pdf