Best air purifying plant for home
The plants below are all house plants that help support the exchange of clean air to humans. They gobble up the chemicals in our air and exchange clear air for us. All we have to do is love and care for them.
1) Spider plant
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Spider plant is very easy to grow plant.
It is a shade loving plant it likes bright light but do not like direction sunlight.
It is a shade loving plant it likes bright light but do not like direction sunlight.
It can't tolerate direct light so place this plant where it gets 2-3 hours of morning sunlight or evening sunlight.
Well drained soil is best for this plant. Use normal potting soil to planting this plant.
Watering this plant with RO or mineral water. The temperature of water should be at room temperature. Watering this plant only when upper soil is completely dry.
As in other plant fertilize this plant twice in a month with liquid fertilizer.
Spring season is best for reporting this plant.
2) Dracaena
Spring and summer season is growing season for dracaena.
Dracaena is a shade loving plant put it in partial shade not in direct sunlight. Morning sunlight is best for this plant.
Well drained soil is best for dracaena. Soil is mast be little moist all the time.
While watering perfectly take care off do not over watering or under watering. Before watering check the upper soil is completely dry or not.
Regularly fertilize this plant in spring and summer which is growing season for this plant so give liquid fertilizer in every 10 days. Give compost fertilizer in twice in a year.
July is best month for propagation of this plant. Propagation done by cutting of stem.
In summer give shower to your plant one or two times in day. Remember that you only have to clean the leaves not giving water in pot.
3) Golden pothos (Money plant)
Golden pothos is also called as money plant.
In India almost all people have money plant in their home.
In India almost all people have money plant in their home.
Well drained soil is good for pothos.
Watering when soil is dry don't overwatering this plant.
morning and evening sunlight is good for this plant don't put it in darkness. Sunlight brings more bright colours in the leaves of pothos.
Fertilize this plant every 10 days with liquid fertilizer mix 10 spoon of vermicompost in 10 litre of water and give this water to plant. In every 15 day spray liquid NPK on leaves. Completely fertilize this plant with vermicompost in two times in year. Probably February and September is a best fertilizing time.
Propagation of Golden photos is done by cutting of stem.
4) Areca palm
Areca Palm likes indirect sunlight.Morning sunlight of 2-3 hours is best for this plant.
Porous soil is best for areca palm. Soil must not contain water for long time. So well drained soil is best for this plant.
Major problem for this plant is over watering. So well drained soil is best for areca palm.
Watering this plant when the upper soil is looks completely dry. Don't overwatering this plant. Shower this plant with shopify water.
If leaves getting yellow this indicate lack of potassium in this plant so give potash to it.
fertilize this plant once in a month with vermicompost or you can give any other fertilizers.
5) Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums is a best air purifying plant. This belongs to Daisy family.Daisy like flowers come in wide variety of colours some even have multi coloured petals.
White and yellow mums generally keep coming year after year without expanding much effort but the coloured ones are very high maintenance and they tend to die soon after blooming.
Well drained soil is best for this plant. Use normal porting soil. Evenly moist soil is best for Chrysanthemums.
This plant is sun loving plant. 7-8 hours of sunlight is required for more buds.
Before watering it check the upper soil is completely dry. Perfectly give water that can reach at the bottom of the pot.
Once buds is generated give only liquid fertilizer in 10 to 15 days. Do not give any solid fertilizer while this time.
6) Boston Fern
The most essential things for Boston fern is shade and humidity.
Indirection light is best for this plant do not place it in direction sunlight.
Evenly moist soil is best for Boston fern.
Watering this plant daily. For maintain humidity daily shower is most required for this plant. Or you can place humidity tray under the pot.
Spring and summer is growing season of this plant so in this season give liquid fertilizer every week.
Dissolve 2 teaspoon of epsom salt in one litre of water and give it twice in a year for bright colours of flower. In winter plant do not want much fertilizer.
7) Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera Daisy has most attractive flowers and available in varieties of colours. It is a winter plant.
Probably it stand in every situation of sunlight. It can survive in bright sunlight or even in very less sunlight. So you can place this outside to your garden or inside of your home.
Well drained soil is best for this flower. Evenly moist soil is good.
Watering this plant in morning is best for resist plant from disease.
Give liquid fertilizer in every 15 to 20 days. Dissolve ½ spoon DAP, ½ spoon potas and ½ spoon NPK in 1 litre of water. You can also add ½ spoon of micro nutrition.
Propagation is done by separating little plant from the mother one.
8) Syngonium
Syngonium plant need porous soil or we can say well drained soil.
Watering this plant when the personal is completely dry. Don't overwatering it. Soil must be medium moist.
Morning sunlight of 2-3 hours is best for this plant place it in indirection light.
Fertilizers in every 10 days with liquid fertilizer. In growing period fertilize with DAP and NPK. Give compost in spring.
Propagation is done by cutting stem from notes.
9) Bamboo palm
Bright sunlight is best for bamboo plant but it can survive in indirect sunlight. This is best indoor air purifying plant.
Well drained soil is best for any plants so that it is best for bamboo Palm too.
This plant don't need Much fertilizer. Fertilize Only twice in a year February and September is best month for fertilizing. Once in month fertilize with organic or you can use chemical fertilizers.
Watering it when upper part of soil is completely dry. Soil not get soggy. Evenly moist soil is best for growth.
Humidity is mostly required for this plant. Wash weekly with shopify water use organic soap for making shopify water.
10) English Ivy
English Ivy is a best as wall cover plant. Also suits for hanging basket.
Shady and moist atmosphere is suitable for English Ivy.
It need more bright light but indirect light. Don't place it in direction sunlight.
Well drained soil is best for this plant.
This plant don't need more fertilizer. Fertilizers once in month with any liquid fertilizer. Give compost once in a year.
Let's see other air purifying plants
Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema)
Peace Lily
Snake plant etc.
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia)
Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina)
Schefflera ( Umbrella Plant, Schefflera arboricola)
Heart-Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron Oxycardium)
Rubber plants (Ficus elastic)
Succulent Plants
Succulent plant is very easy to grow. succulent have many varieties and available in every colour and shapes. It grows with very less care.So you do not have to keep your eye on this plant.
Let's see some easy growing indoor succulent plants.
1.Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Flaming Katy)
Kalanchoe is available in various colours like orange, magenta, red etc.
Well drained soil is best for kalanchoe.
Regular watering once in a day when upper soil is completely dried.
2-3 hours of sunlight and at least 12 to 14 hours of darkness is needed for flowering.
Winter and spring season is blooming season for this plant. If we want flowering also in summer then keep this plant in only for 2-3 hours of morning sunlight and 12 to 14 hours of complete darkness. New flower buds are produce in 20 to 25 days.
Fertilize this plant once in month with manure fertilizer.manure fertilizer is best for this plant you can also use liquid fertilizer too.
2. Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns, Christ thorn)
Crown of thorns is also known as milii plant.milii plant is a sun loving plant.
Dry air and sunlight is most preferable for this plant.
Crown of thorns is evergreen plant. flowers is blooming in almost every season. In the season of hot summer place this plant in such a place where it get only morning sunlight not too much heat of noon sunlight.
Watering it when the upper soil is look dry don't over water.
This plant needs less proportion of fertilizers. Fertilize only once in month. Don't take too much care of this plant.
3. Sedum morganianum (Donkey tail,Burro's Tail)
Bright sun light of 4 to 5 hours is most needed for this plant.
If it doesn't get sufficient sunlight then it's leaves would become pale any unhealthy.
Watering is concerned should water moderately when soil is completely dry.
To avoid over watering use well drained soil. To making well drained soil use 50 to 60 percent of sand and mix vermicompost and pot soil.
We should not fertilize this in winter season.Winter season is dorment season for this plant. Fertilize monthly from march to September month. Apply organic fertilizer and use less than recommended dose by the company.this plant don't like heavy fertilizing.
We can propagate it by cutting steams and leaves also.
4. Schlumbergera (Christmas Cactus)
This cactus is called as Christmas cactus because the flowering period of these cactus is in October to December.
Well drained soil is best for this plant soil is must be evenly moist not soggy. For make perfect soil for this cactus add 3 part of Coco peat, 1 part of parlight, and 1 part of vermiculite into the soil mixture.
Normally room temperature is good for Christmas cactus. Humidity worm surrounding is most likely by this cactus. So for maintain humidity place humidity tray under the pot of this plant.
Bright and indirect light is most preferable for Christmas cactus. In day period indirect sunlight and in night period perfect darkness is most required when the season of blooming is start.
Watering only one or two times in week. Before watering must check that upper soil is completely dry. After january when blooming season is up to end stop giving water for month or only give water once in month.
Fertilizer this in every 15 to 20 days with liquid NPK(19-19-19 NPK) fertilizer. During blooming season stop giving fertilizer to it once the buds is prepare perfectly then you can start fertilizing again.
5. String of Pearls
In string of pearls you can use cactus soil means the soil you use to plant cactus is best for this plant too.
Watering Only once in week. In season of winter watering only once in month.
For fertilizing this plant use liquid of NPK once in 15 to 20 day.
2-3 hours of morning sunlight is good for this. Don't need too much sunlight. Room temperature is most preferable for this plant.this plant can't tolerate too much hot temperature or too much cold temperature.
String of Pearls is little bit toxic so please take care while touching it, watering it. must Keep this plant away from children and pets.
Propagation of this plant is very easy you can propagate it by cutting steam.
6. Sedum spurium(Roseum)
Sedum spurium's flowers are naturally pink, but varieties might also have white or dark red flowers.
Sedum spurium cannot grow in the shade. It prefer dry and moist soil and cannot tolerate drought. It also grow on Rocks, walls.
Prefer well drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
Watering this plant twice a week. Don't overwatering this plant. In winters water it only once in 2-3 weeks.
7. Sansevieria (Snake Plant, Mother in law's tongue)
Snake plant is a best air purifying plant.Well drained soil is most preferable for this plant.soil contain 1 part of sand,1 part of soil and 1 part of compose.
Perfectly complete watering it when upper soil is looks dry. But once you watering it give appropriate water.
4-5 hours of morning or evening sunlight is best for this plant. keep this plant in shady area where indirect sunlight is comes to the plant.
Complete fertilizers this plant in February and September with vermicompost and cow dung. Moreover give liquid fertilizer NPK in every 15 to 20 days.
Propagation of this plant is very easy you can propagate it by cutting underground steam.
8. Sempervivum (Hens-and-Chicks)
Sunlight brings out bright colour in hens and chicks.Morning and evening sunlight is best for this plant.
Excellent drained soil is most requirement for sempervivum. Plant them in sandy soil or mixture of send, compose ,vermiculite and pot soil.
These plants are drought resistant since they store water in their leaves, but they still need water to thrive in hot summer days. But check the dryness of soil before you rewatering it. Give water if upper soil is completely dry otherwise plant is dead due to overwatering problem.
Propagation of this plant is through planting baby chicks around the main hen.
Here are some other succulent plant for indoor planting. All succulent plants store water in its leaves and stem. So water requirement of these plants is very less. watering it only when the soil is completely dry or in winter give water only once in month. Morning or evening sunlight is best for this plants. More Fertilizer is not required for succulent fertilize only twice in a year. Use vermicompost and you can also give liquid fertilizer to it.
9. Jade Plant
10. Aloe Vera
11. Panda Plant(Kalanchoe tomentosa)
12. Pincushion Cactus (mammillaria crinita)
13. Zebra haworthia’s (Haworthia fasciata,Echeveria)
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