Unseen toxins, dust, and germs can accumulate in the air in your home, and even with the best intentions and a rigorous cleaning routine, it can be challenging to keep this nasty air from affecting your health. With our range of air-purifying indoor plants, you can repel some of this and give your home some much-needed rejuvenation, making it smell and feel much fresher (something that becomes more important with our work-from-home lives).
Detoxify Your Home With Air Purifying Indoor Plants
It's always been said that houseplants have a knack for cleaning the air in your home, but this was actually backed up by the scientists at NASA, who performed a clean air study that tested which plants can remove toxins and how much they can remove. The study tested things like benzene (petrol additive), formaldehyde (known chiefly as an embalming agent but is also used in disinfectants), trichloroethylene (solvent), xylene, and toluene. Further studies were carried out, looking at a broader range of indoor plants and other chemicals.
While you might not have benzene lying around in the home, there are other unseen pollutants in the house, especially if you live in a major city like London, and having indoor plants can help filter some of these out.
Which Indoor Plants Can Purify The Air?
There is a range of plants that can clean the air in your home, all with their own unique look. The areca palm will add a tropical vibe to your home, whether you have it in the living room or the bedroom. Wherever you place it, ensure you give it a nice sunny spot to sit in, ideally next to an east or west-facing window. They also love humidity, so make sure to mist your palm regularly to keep it fresh and healthy.
If you'd like something a little smaller, a peace lily could be a great addition to your home office or bathroom. The contrast between the deep green leaves and elegant white flowers make this a striking plant to have, and as a plus, they're relatively easy to look after. They like to have their soil moist at all times and are best placed in bright, indirect light. Just like the areca palm, they are at their happiest when regularly misted to keep them fresh and vibrant.
A Range of Air-purifying Plants to Satisfy All The Senses
Whether you want to purify the air in your home, protect your pets, or need plants that are easy to look after, we'll have a plant for your home. Our range of plants come in all shapes and sizes and go from deep green all the way to vibrant red, meaning they'll fit in with any design you may have. We also deliver all over the UK, having expanded from our roots of providing solely to the London area.
Looking to learn more about plants? Navigate to our Plant Academy for guides, videos, and lots of great information on the plants in our diverse range.
Need any help choosing the perfect air-purIfying plant? The Stem makes it easy to find the right plant for your home. Use the filters on our website to select the room you’re looking to decorate with plants, the levels of natural light your new plant will receive, the size of plant you’re after and even your plant parenting level.