Do you spend a lot of time indoors and want to improve air quality? It is always better to choose the right kind of home air purifying plants that can help you detoxify the air in living spaces.Here is a list of best home air purifying succulent plants that are easy to care for and grow.
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Why should you include succulents indoors?
Growing succulents indoors is a smart way to purify the air due to several benefits:
They are fashionable, colorful and take up little space. You can grow them in containers, small pots, or even hanging baskets.
Succulents are very easy to care for, require less watering, and do well in full sun.
Since there are tons of varieties and types, you will always have one that will suit your home environment and decor. Let’s see the best succulents to purify the air.
8 succulents to purify the air
1. Aloe Vera (Aloe vera)
Aloe Vera is popular for cleaning the air of formaldehyde and benzene. It is also one of the best NASA-approved air purifying plants that you should include in your bedroom.
According to this research, aloe vera is powerful enough to eliminate odors, purify the air, and absorb and break down FDH, benzene, and other indoor air pollutants.
Aloe vera improves air quality due to its wonderful nature and removes 90% of formaldehyde along with other VOCs and converts them into nutrients.
2. St. George’s Sword or Mother-in-Law’s Tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
St. George’s Sword is very effective at removing particulates, VOCs, toluene and ethylbenzene from indoor air.
This is another excellent succulent for purifying the air by absorbing toxins through the leaves. At the same time, it converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into oxygen at night. It is an excellent plant that can be placed on your bedside table for its ability to convert CO2 into O2.
3. Jade Tree (Crassula Ovata)
This succulent is one of the most powerful plants for improving relative humidity in an indoor environment. Plus, it looks nice and compact, and it’s pretty easy to maintain.
The jade tree, also known as Crassula Ovata, is another succulent perfect for purifying indoor air. The jade plant is not only visually appealing. It is also a catalyst to purify the air. It does this by effectively eliminating and absorbing toxins.
4. Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera)
The Christmas cactus can not only be a great decorative plant during the holidays, but it is also very effective in purifying indoor air.
Being a cactus, it is a CAM plant, meaning it keeps its leaf stomata closed during the day to reduce evapotranspiration, but opens them at night to collect carbon dioxide.
All of this causes these plants to absorb carbon dioxide from the room, emitting more oxygen, which ultimately improves indoor air quality.
5. Rabbit Ear Cactus (Opuntia microdasy)
The reason we have listed rabbit ear cactus among all cactus is because it has a larger leaf area which makes it more powerful in CAM photosynthesis.
More surface area on the leaves helps it absorb more CO2 at night, which translates to more oxygen. All this makes the air quality in the room much better.
6. Elephant’s foot (Beaucarnea recurvata)
Not only does this plant look unique, but it’s also one of the best indoor specimens you can have in your bedroom for removing VOCs from the air. It is also very easy to maintain and maintain.
7. Hoya (Hoya kerrii)
Hoya carnosa is one of the best houseplants for getting rid of hydrophilic and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as formaldehyde and toluene.
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Its leaves are also very effective at trapping fine particles in the air which can be one of the main causes of asthma.
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