Air-Purifying Plants

Did you know indoor houseplants can be used to freshen the air naturally in your home?

Researchers discovered that houseplants improved the air quality in a sealed spacecraft, by significantly reducing airborne volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

These are several of the species to be most effective:

• areca, lady, dwarf date, and bamboo palms
• Boston fern
• rubber tree
• spider plant
• Ficus tree