NASA Recommends - Top 10 Plants to Purify the Air in Your Home

NASA Recommends – Top 10 Plants to Purify the Air in Your Home

We spend a large part of our day indoors. Our homes and workplaces are filled with environmental pollutants that release gases, dust, and vapors, such as furniture, air fresheners, scented candles, plastics, synthetic carpets and curtains, and cleaning supplies.

NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 1989 "Clean Air Study," considered the most comprehensive and accurate study to date, proved that some plants are effective at cleaning airborne chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene, and xylene.

NASA recommends having at least one potted plant in a 10-square-meter space. So, according to this research, which plants should we have? Let's take a look at these 10 most popular plants.

Purify the Air in Your Home with These Plants

• Sword of the Pasha (Sansevieria trifasciata)

Snake plant (Sansevieria) is a succulent and one of the most durable indoor plants. It adapts to both shade and sun and is drought-tolerant. It should be kept in large numbers in homes and offices with poor ventilation.

• Red Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena Marginata)

It is a hardy ornamental plant that is quite easy to care for and adapts even to insufficient sunlight and irregular watering. It cleans the air by absorbing toxic formaldehyde gas emitted from new furniture in indoor spaces.

• Bamboo Palm (Areca)

It is a decorative and elegant indoor plant that requires a spacious and airy area indoors. It cleans the air by absorbing xylene and toluene gases. The more leaves or seedlings it has, the more effective its air humidification properties become.

• Benjamin

Although it is considered an indoor ornamental plant, it can also be grown as a garden plant in places where there are no prolonged frosts in winter. It thrives perfectly in locations with plenty of sunlight.

• Chrysanthemum

It is a small, shrub-like potted plant with fragrant leaves. It generally flowers in October and November. In indoor spaces with sufficient light and consistent air circulation, it has air-purifying properties, eliminating harmful substances in the air such as ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, and xylene.

• Ladder of Love

Ladder plant, which removes formaldehyde and xylene from the air, is a type of non-flowering plant. It grows very quickly in humid and warm places. It is adaptable to both sun and shade.

• Chinese Evergreen

The Chinese evergreen, which requires high humidity, prefers shady and semi-shady locations. It cleans formaldehyde and benzene from the air.

• Parlor Ivy

It is a long-lived plant with climbing and creeping characteristics. This plant, which is quite easy to care for, is effective against xylene, formaldehyde, and benzene.

• Ribbon Flower

Highly hardy and suitable for cultivation in any environment, the ribbon plant cleans formaldehyde, xylene, and carbon monoxide from the air.

• Peace Lily

With its glossy leaves and elegant white flowers, it is frequently preferred as a decorative element in indoor spaces. It is also quite effective in cleaning benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and ammonia from the air.