Cutting down on indoor air polution? I'm there.

By badbadivy

I'm all about anything I can do to reduce indoor air pollution, since I have a cat with fairly severe asthma. As funny as that might sound, watching my cat have an asthma attack is scary, so I try to do everything I can to help him out. I'm just glad it's my cat and not my kid.

I found an article this morning saying that keeping houseplants can reduce indoor air pollution. The article lists common indoor air pollutants, like Benzene and Formaldehyde, and houseplants you can keep that will counteract this.

I kill houseplants pretty handily. The plant pictured I have actually managed to keep alive for the past 3 years, but other plants have not fared so well. I'd like to plant some more indoor houseplants after having read this article. Does anyone have any tips for keeping these plants alive, and which ones are easier to keep alive?

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March 21, 2007

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queensonia2001

April 08, 2007

seriously Ivy...you need to get rid of all your toxic cleaners. Get all natural ones. Go to www.melaleuca.com. Sounds like a sales ploy...sorry, but their cleaners are awesome, and totally safe for humans and animals. Animals usually suffer the most from the cleansers most people use.

balubalu

March 23, 2007

I don't know if that's the right word, but in Germany we can buy "hydro cultures". Plants that don't grow in earth, but in some kind of small red "stones".

Those are difficult to destroy too and there is a little pointer that shows the water-level, which helps too.

bruno

March 22, 2007

Ditto on the philodrendri (sp?): they're impossible to kill. I accidentally left on in a drawer (read: no light) for at least a month, and it was fine. Seriously.

They are, however, not the most coveted plants (my girlfriend hates mine and threatens to kill them all the time). Put 'em somewhere out of the way; that way you'll get the benefits of better air quality, without having too much visual distraction.

badbadivy

March 21, 2007

It appears to be a philodendron. They must be damn near impossible to kill, because I've managed to keep it alive and even looking pretty nice for nearly 3 years now.

Manzabar

March 21, 2007

What kind of plant is that? I'm well known in my family for having a "black thumb" but would still like to have more plants around my house.