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Best Air-Purifying Indoor Plants & How to Care for Them

Indoor plants can provide a lot of health benefits by reducing indoor air pollution, as they are able to absorb harmful gases emitted by cleaning product, building materials and more.

Bright, filtered sunlight

Usually water once a week, with an increase in hotter months

Most air purifying plants are suitable for indoor growing

Premium potting mix

Appearance & Characteristics

There are so many different options, ranging from tall ferns, orchids, palms, shrubs and succulents with colourful flowers or green leaves.

Best Air-Purifying Indoor Plants

The best strategy is to place 1-2 plants per 9.3 square metres to help purify your air. Results in less than a week, and the more plants the better air quality you will experience.

Bamboo Palm

Growing around 2-3 metres tall, bamboo palms are unfussy with light conditions. They thrive equally in low to medium light conditions but avoid hot direct sunlight.

Boston Fern

Preferring warm, humid conditions, boston ferns are a striking plant thats easy to care for as they do not require a lot of sunlight and can live for years.

Peace Lily

An evergreen plant with white flowers. Incredibly easy, hardy plant. Add your banana peels to the pot or banana water (simply steep banana peels in water for 2-3 days) for easy fertilising.

Mother In Laws Tongue

Succulent plant that features grey-green foliage that grows upright. Will thrive in bright indirect light but can handle darker corners. Leave soil to dry completely before watering.

Florist’s Chrysanthemum

Popular houseplants that blooms in low light and require very little care other than proper soil and drainage

Corn Plant

An evergreen perennial producing green and yellow leaves. Grow in medium- to low-light conditions.

English Ivy

Trailing, climbing evergreen plant for hanging baskets or growing over pots. Best for bright/medium light.

Spider Plant

Considered one of the most adaptable houseplants, easy to take care of

Weeping Fig

Large, evergreen tree with weeping foliage that can grow 3-4M high.

Chinese Evergreen

Evergreen, tropical plant with silver, green pink or yellow leaves. Can be grown in low light and drier potting mix.

Philodendron

Evergreen with glossy green or maroon leaves.

Gerbera

Gorgeous flowers in multiple colours, requiring little care

Caring for air-purifying plants

Always use premium potting mix, and apply fertiliser when needed.