Air-purifying houseplants

These air-purifying plants bring more oxygen into your home. In addition, air-purifying houseplants will make your air cleaner by breaking down harmful gases.

Air-purifying houseplants: These air-purifying plants bring more oxygen into your home. In addition, air-purifying houseplants will make your air cleaner by breaking down harmful gases.

What are air-purifying plants and how do they work?

Air-purifying houseplants are able to convert hazardous substances such as CO2, nitrogen and particulate matter into oxygen, more than other plants . The houseplants remove the substances from the air through the stomata on their leaves and thus immediately purify the air. During the conversion of the substances , the plants also produce water vapour , which increases the humidity level in the room. It is therefore perfect in a place with low humidity. How many air-purifying houseplants you need per m2 is very different. It varies per plant how many square meters of air it can clean.

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Top 10 air-purifying houseplants

Not every houseplant is equally air purifying. The plants below are the most air purifying :

  1. Epipremnum or Scindapsus
    Both the Epipremnum amplissimum and the Epipremnum 'N'joy' as well as the Epipremnum pinnatum 'Marble Planet' and the Epipremnum 'Blue Form' purify the air. These houseplants are not only beautiful but also easy to maintain.
  2. Peace lily plant
    The Spathiphyllum is easily recognized by its white flowers. The peace lily plant is a strong air purifier, it removes no fewer than 6 toxins from the air! This beautiful houseplant is also easy to care for and looks great in any pot .
  3. sail
    The fern is a plant of many talents : it not only purifies the air, but also increases humidity! The Phlebodium has leaves with a blue appearance, which is why it is sometimes called the Blue Fern . Other ferns in our range are the Curled Fern and the Wing Fern.
  4. Monstera
    The Monstera is a beautiful houseplant with its unique leaves. Even better? She purifies the air at the same time! You can order our Monstera Deliciosa here. Or take a look at our Monstera Minima .
  5. Dieffenbachia
    Dieffenbachia are unfortunately poisonous to humans and animals. Fortunately, they are good air purifiers! The Dieffenbachia 'Mars' and the Dieffenbachia 'Tropic Snow' both do a good job of providing clean air!
  6. Ficus
    Not all Ficus are air-purifying houseplants . Fortunately, most of them are! The Ficus altissima is a very large houseplant and therefore has extra air purification power! The Ficus Ginseng is a small houseplant but also does its best. The Ficus lyrata or Fiddle Leaf Plant has beautifully shaped leaves and looks great in any home!
  7. Sansevieria or Lady's Tongue
    The Women's Tongue makes the air in your room cleaner and more humid in no time. You might not think it, but there is a lot of power in the Vrouwentongue! Add our Sansevieria Zeylenica or Sansevieria Moonshine to your order today for low maintenance plants and a clean space !
  8. Yucca
    The Yucca is also an excellent air purifying plant without much care . Examples are: Yucca Elephantipes, Yucca Jewel and Yucca Rostrata.
  9. Calathea
    This plant is a beautiful addition to your collection. The Peacock Plant is also very good at purifying the air. In our opinion, the most beautiful Calathea is the Calathea 'Medallion' , the Calathea warscewiczii or the Calathea leopardina.
  10. Grass lily
    The Grass Lily or Chlorophytum is the last air purifying plant that really belonged on our list, although it was neck and neck with the Areca or Golden Palm . The plant is very funky and beautiful to look at, but also has sturdy roots in its potting soil! Little care and many air purifying qualities .

Where do you place your air-purifying houseplant?

Placing air-purifying plants in your home can be done in any room. Keep in mind that the plants also make the air more humid. It is therefore not ideal to place the plant in a room where the humidity level is already high. These plants also help with insomnia. You can therefore also place your air-purifying plants in the bedroom .

The air in the office is also quickly polluted due to the large presence of other people and digital devices. Even some types of paint can worsen air quality! It is therefore very beneficial to place an air- purifying plant in the office .

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