Houseplants make great additions to your home; they can add color and interest to your decor, create a healthier living space with their air purifying and filtering properties, and they can even lower stress levels!
In fact, studies have shown that hospital patients who have living plants in their rooms reportedly recover quicker and have lower stress levels during their hospital stay. Here are some great houseplants that you may want to consider:
Rubber Tree
This great low-maintenance plant thrives in dimmer light and has a nice dark green leaf that has a brought appeal.
English Ivy
This particular houseplant, according to NASA, tops of the list of air purifying plants. It is very easy to grow and can be a floor or hanging plant.
Dieffenbachia
This plant is noteworthy for its very long leaves and tropical looking appearance. Diffenbachia can grow very large, even up to 5-6 feet high, making it a great addition to any room décor. This plant is poisonous if eaten so please keep away from children and pets.
Peace Lily
Many people enjoy this houseplant as it is a beautiful flowering plant, unlike many common houseplants. The Peace Lily is low maintenance, does very well in shady areas, and does an excellent job of reducing air toxins.
Golden Pothos
As most houseplants do well in pots, Golden Pathos stands apart as a beautiful hanging plant with leaves and stems that grow down in vines. Just keep in mind that this houseplant enjoys cooler temperatures and low levels of sun.
Aloe Plant
Many of us are familiar with the healing properties that are found in the gel from this plant, but did you know that the Aloe plant is also a great air pollutant filter, particularly sensitive to pollutants from cleaning products. In fact, the leaves on this plant will show brown spots when the level of cleaning and household product air pollutants rises to excessive levels!
Snake Plant
This is a great houseplant that requires very little maintenance and low levels of water to thrive. It does particularly well at absorbing excessive levels of carbon dioxide.
Jade Plant
This plant has a beautiful look of a succulent plant and is very easy to care for. It is a very slow growing plant that can live with proper care for many years. It does thrive in bright sunny areas.
