The Top Ten Air-Cleaning Plants.

By Chrisjob

"Next time you go shopping for home cleaning supplies, consider adding large-leaved plants for every room in the house. They reduce unhealthy pollutants as well as airborne bacteria and fungi while adding the humidity needed to combat respiratory and allergic conditions."

Top 10 Air Cleaning Plants
1. Areca palm
2. Reed palm
3. Dwarf date palm
4. Boston fern
5. Pothos
6. English ivy
7. Australian sword fern
8. Peace lily
9. Rubber plant
10. Weeping fig

An areca palm is also the most attractive:

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November 14, 2007

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JHRivers

November 18, 2007

I've been thinking of buying some plants but couldn't decide on what to buy. thanks for the tip!

SpinKitty

November 14, 2007

Are any of these plants safe for cats to eat? I'd love to have some plants for air-cleaning and decorative purposes, but my cats eat every plant I've had around them so far (mostly cat grass, admittedly), so I worry about them. So many plants are poisonous to cats that I just don't try.

optimist

November 14, 2007

Agreed about the beneficial properties of house plants but many of the plants listed are not large leaved also I seem to remember reading some time ago that spider plant (chlorophytum) was one of the valuable plants for removing air pollution. I wonder why some plants would be more effective than others?