Air Purifying Plants For Your Home

I am very well aware of Air Fresheners - the spray cans you buy at the local retail store, but I was thinking of taking a different approach towards making my home smell fresh whole day long.

On my blog "Why Tin Lizzie Food", I mention ways how you can naturally freshen your home without buying expensive Air Fresheners.

Because I love plants, I incorporated plants into my home.

In my living room, I have Pothos (Epipremnum aureum). This beautiful climbing plant with its green-white-yellowish leaves removes xylene, benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene toxins from the air. It is also believed to be one of the top air-cleaning plants for your house.

A Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) is standing a mere reach of an arm from me when I watch television at night. When in bloom they produce the most beautiful white flowers with a bright yellow Spadix. Peace Lilies removes toxins such as benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and xylene from the air. 

In a corner in my bedroom, I've planted a Snake Plant or generally known as Mother-in-Law’s Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata). The reason why I am keeping it in my bedroom is that it's believed to be one of the very few types of plants that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in a very special way called the crassulacean acid metabolism process. In general language, it means that during the night the plant absorbs carbon dioxide and sets it free during the day. (Totally the opposite way other plants are doing it). In short, the Snake Plant removes the CO2 that I breathe out at night while sleeping. 

There are so many Air Purifying plants out there. Which ones are your favorite?