We LOVE green houseplants and always have a good selection of different plants in store. The news is full of the benefits of these green beauties and the good they do to our home environments.
They help purify the air and according so NASA, some houseplants can even help you sleep by purifying the air. Here are their top houseplants to help you sleep.
Aloe Vera
Described by NASA as one of the best plants for air purification, aloe vera releases oxygen throughout the night as well as fighting pollutants such as benzene (found in plastics) and formaldehyde (from varnishes)
Spider Plant
This attention-grabbing houseplant can remove a huge 90% of toxins from your bedroom air in just two days, making it the perfect accessory for anyone with dust allergies. Beware: it grows pretty quickly.
Weeping Fig
Lots of pollutants come from basic household items such as traditional furniture and carpeting. Weeping figs are the best at removing tons of the nasty things including benznee, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene.
Areca Palm
This plant literally ‘mops up’ pollutants, making it ideal for anyone who constantly suffers from colds and sinus problems. You’ll also fall asleep a lot quicker thanks to the air being cleaner.
Dwarf Date Palm
Another hardy option, the tropical-looking Dwarf Date Palm is tolerant to drought and handily gets rid of a number of indoor air pollutants especially solvent xylene.
Boston Fern
NASA says that this fern is great at removing formaldehyde from the air, giving the plant ninth place in its list of 50 air-purifying plants.
English Ivy
Trailing ivy can remove 78% of airborne mould in as little as 12 hours, according to researchers at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Peace Lily
Peace lilies are able to improve air quality by 60%. They can also get rid of mould by absorbing the spores through their leaves and using them as food.
Chinese Evergreen
If you’re not a good parent to plants, this one’s for you. The Chinese Evergreen is pretty hard to kill considering it grows in low-lit areas where other plants would die. Keep it going for as long as possible as the longer it lives, the more toxins it removes from the air.
Lady Palm
Lady Palm is good for anyone struggling to breathe at night thanks to its capabilities of cleansing the air of toxins including ammonia, xylene, toluene and formaldehyde.