Indoor Plants
Indoor Plants can be herbs in a kitchen mini-garden, seedlings for transplanting outdoors later, air purifiers or simply a touch of green beauty. Here I present a summary of information, links, and ideas for growing plants indoors.
AIR PURIFICATIONAreca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
OTHER NAMES: Golden Cane Palm, Butterfly Palm One of the best air purifying plants for general air cleanliness. Australian Sword Fern (nephrolepis obliterata) Also known as the the Kimberly Queen Fern Likes sunlight Boston Fern Dracena [Janet Craig] Dwarf Date Palm English Ivy Hedera Helix) Peace Lily Reed Palm Rubber Plant Weeping Fig (Ficus Benjamina) 1. Bamboo Palm: (Chamaedorea Seifrizii) According to NASA, it removes formaldahyde and is also said to act as a natural humidifier. 2. Snake Plant: (Sansevieria trifasciata) Found by NASA to absorb nitrogen oxides and formaldahyde. 4. Spider Plant: Great indoor plant for removing carbon monoxide and other toxins or impurities. Spider plants are one of three plants NASA deems best at removing formaldahyde from the air. 5. Peace Lily: Peace lilies could be called the “clean-all.” They’re often placed in bathrooms or laundry rooms because they’re known for removing mold spores. Also know to remove formaldahyde and trichloroethylene. 6. Gerbera Daisy: Not only do these gorgeous flowers remove benzene from the air, they’re known to improve sleep by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off more oxygen over night. |
Kitchen Herb GardenCoriander
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