Best Indoor Plants For Air Purification For Your Apartment

Aritra Dutta

| 28-10-2024



Best Indoor Plants For Air Purification For Your Apartment


Plants are nature's silent gifts to humans, giving so much. Many have separated themselves from nature as they live in apartments up to multistoried ones in the bustling urban world. But indoor air-purifying plants bridge this gap, refreshing apartment sceneries while making sure the air that we breathe is cleaner. Being a source of fresh air after exhausting days, such plants can help make spaces like bedrooms or living rooms or even the balcony feel fresher. Indians, here is the list of the best indoor air-purifying plants, which will transform your living environment in no time. Welcome your green friends to your  rental apartment  for a healthier indoor atmosphere.

Key Takeaways

  • Indoor plants improve air quality. Indoor plants filter out the pollutants from indoors.
  • Some of the popular air-purifying plants include Peace Lily, Spider Plant, and Snake Plant.
  • The choice of which plant to grow will largely depend on the extent of light in your apartment and your preference for maintenance.
  • In addition, indoor plants also make your home beautiful-looking.
    What Are Air Purifying Plants?
    Air purifying houseplants are special type of houseplants in a house, which further help in ventilation to the indoor air. They continuously do that by absorbing injurious toxins or other hazardous substances in the air and releasing oxygen. These houseplants can even remove common pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide.

What Are Air Purifying Plants?

Air purifying houseplants are special type of houseplants in a house, which further help in ventilation to the indoor air. They continuously do that by absorbing injurious toxins or other hazardous substances in the air and releasing oxygen. These houseplants can even remove common pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide.

How Do They Work?

Some plants purify the air by photosynthesis, collecting carbon dioxide, and giving out oxygen. They also absorb VOCs in their leaves and roots. In the soil, the substances break down into harmless ones.

Best Indoor Plants for Air Purification
1. Peace Lily






Peace lily, or Spathiphyllum, is one of the most popular flowering houseplants. It lightens up the indoors and purifies your house from toxic substances. It ranks among the easiest flowering indoor plants.

Peace Lily tends to tolerate a greater degree of under-watering than over-watering. This indoor flowering requires only fertilization once or twice a year. Low to medium sunlight is perfectly acceptable to the plant.

                 Feature 

                                                           Details

         Light Requirement

                                               Low to medium light

              Watering

                                                 Keep soil moist

            Air Purification

                                    Ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde

2. Spider Plant






This is a simple, rapidly growing indoor plant. The leaves are very densely thin, almost exactly like a web made by a spider. And that's how this plant gets its name.
This plant is an incredibly low-maintenance plant. This plant looks amazingly beautiful in hanging pots, too. 

                             Feature

                                                             Details

                  Light Requirement

                                                     Indirect sunlight

                       Watering

                                             Allow soil to dry between waterings

                     Air Purification     

                                                     Formaldehyde, xylene

3. Snake Plant





This is one of the most attractive and highly hardy indoor plants. It can thrive easily in low to extreme light conditions. This plant can survive without water for weeks. This plant also has a funny nickname - Mother-in-law's tongue. 

                                             Feature

                                                 Details

                                 Light Requirement

                                         Low to bright light

                                     Watering

                                         Water sparingly

                                  Air Purification

                                      Benzene, formaldehyde

4. Boston Fern





Ferns will take their feathery fronds as being prehistoric; their appearance only fills one's mind with visions of virgin forests. They like to spend their days in the shadows, thriving in dimmer corners of your space. Although they do enjoy consistent moisture, though, their ability to bring any kind of space into such beauty still hasn't been usurped by anything else.

 

                                              Feature 

                                            Details

                                  Light Requirement

                                       Indirect sunlight

                                      Watering

                               Keep soil consistently moist

                                   Air Purification

                                     Formaldehyde, xylene



5. Aloe Vera






The Aloe Vera has a soft charm, with thick, fleshy leaves that promise healing and calm. It's a desert gem that needs sun; place it in an area that gets considerable amounts of sun. This one is a patient waiter between waterings; its reputation as a skin soother is impervious to time.

 

                     Feature

                                                                             Details

              Light Requirement

                                                                 Bright indirect light

                 Watering

                                               Allow soil to dry completely between waterings

              Air Purification

                                                                Benzene, formaldehyde

6. Bamboo Palm





Bamboo Plant stands out as epitomizing elegance and flexibility since the tall stalks shoot up towards the sky. Set in moderate sunlight, it depicts serenity. Even though it thrives on fresh water, its status as a harbinger of luck and prosperity remains undisturbed.

                                      Feature

                                                            Details

                                Light Requirement

                                                 Bright indirect light

                                 Watering 

                                                       Keep soil moist

7.English Ivy





A trailing plant that may elevate the indoor looks of any spot in regular or hanging planters. This fast-growing plant is very easy to keep healthy by merely placing it in low to bright indirect sunlight and watering when the soil feels dry. And propogate so easily you can fill the whole house with greenery.

                        Feature 

                                         Details

               Light Requirement

                                Moderate sunlight

                       Watering

                                    Keep soil moist

                  Air Purification

                                     Mold spores

How to Choose the Right Indoor Plant for Your Apartment

While choosing indoor plants for air purification, the following should be taken into account:
Light Conditions: Assess the amount of daylight your apartment receives.
Space: Select those plants that can fit very well in available spaces.
Maintenance Level: Some plants require more care than others; pick according to your lifestyle.



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