Air Purifying Plants

For the bedroom, you’ll want to introduce Sammy the sansevieria zeylanica into your lair. If you’ve ever suffered ophidiophobia, you might not believe it but hear us out: snake plants make s-s-superb bedroom plants. As you sleep, their pointed leaves purify the air, removing toxins such as benzene and formaldehyde found in synthetic fabrics, plastics and detergents and releasing oxygen in its place.

You might not have considered buying a NASA-approved houseplant, but let us introduce you to Lily, the spathiphyllum vivaldi or peace lily. While she’ll be hard at work overnight, she’s a little picky when it comes to conditions - so keep her in a sunny spot such as a bedroom windowsill or one in the bathroom, as she’s also keen on humidity. For her iconic white bloom to occur, the sunnier her location the better.

Plants and pets don’t generally mix well, although there are a few exceptions. Easy-care and non-toxic to your four-legged family members is the chlorophytum bonnie or spider plant. With narrow, streamer-like leaves in different shades of green that billow out and over her pot, she’s as pretty as a picture and does her bit to remove toxins from the air.

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