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Plants To Improve Indoor Air Quality

Studies have shown that in addition to being aesthetically pleasing, plants used inside the home or office can serve to purify and improve indoor air quality. Plants found to be most effective in removing Formaldehyde, Benzene and Carbon monoxide are:

  • Bamboo Palm - Chamaedorea Seifrizii

Bamboo Palm

  • Chinese Evergreen - Aglaonema Modestum
Chinese Evergreen
  • English Ivy - Hedera Helix
  • Gerbera Daisy - Gerbera Jamesonii
Gerbera Daisy
  • Janet Craig - Dracaena

    Janet Craig

  • Marginata - Dracaena Marginata
Marginata
  • Mass Cane, Corn Plant - Dracaena Massangeana
Mass Cane
  • Mother-in-law's Tongue - Sansevieria Laurentii
Mother-in-law's Tongue
  • Pot Mum - Chrysantheium Morifolium
Pot Mum
  • Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa"
Peace Lily
  • Warneckii - Dracaena "Warneckii"

    Warneckii

The referred study was done by NASA.

 

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Little Green Steps

Go to your local florist or garden store and purchase a Peace Lily or Pot Mum to improve the air quality inside your home or office.