10 Best Plants to Purify and Lower Stress

Houseplants make great additions to your home; they can add color and interest to your decor, create a healthier living space with their air purifying and filtering properties, and they can even lower stress levels!

In fact, studies have shown that hospital patients who have living plants in their rooms reportedly recover quicker and have lower stress levels during their hospital stay. Here are 10 great houseplants that you may want to consider:

Rubber Tree

This great low-maintenance plant thrives in dimmer light and has a nice dark green leaf that has a brought appeal.

English Ivy

This particular houseplant, according to NASA, tops of the list of air purifying plants. It is very easy to grow and can be a floor or hanging plant.

Diffenbachia

This plant is noteworthy for its very long leaves and tropical looking appearance. Diffenbachia can grow very large, even up to 5-6 feet high, making it a great addition to any room décor. This plant is poisonous if eaten so please keep away from children and pets.

Peace Lily

Many people enjoy this houseplant as it is a beautiful flowering plant, unlike many common houseplants. The Peace Lily is low maintenance, does very well in shady areas, and does an excellent job of reducing air toxins.

Golden Pathos

As most houseplants do well in pots, Golden Pathos stands apart as a beautiful hanging plant with leaves and stems that grow down in vines. Just keep in mind that this houseplant enjoys cooler temperatures and low levels of sun.

Pothos

Everyone should take particular notice of this houseplant as it not only removes toxins found in the air we are breathing but can also pull out toxins such as formaldehyde from soft materials in the home such as couches and carpets.

Aloe Plant

Many of us are familiar with the healing properties that are found in the gel from this plant, but did you know that the Aloe plant is also a great air pollutant filter, particularly sensitive to pollutants from cleaning products. In fact, the leaves on this plant will show brown spots when the level of cleaning and household product air pollutants rises to excessive levels!

Snake Plant

This is a great houseplant that requires very little maintenance and low levels of water to thrive. It does particularly well at absorbing excessive levels of carbon dioxide.

Jade Plant

This plant has a beautiful look of a succulent plant and is very easy to care for. It is a very slow growing plant that can live with proper care for many years. It does thrive in bright sunny areas.

Red-edged Dracena

If you are looking for a little bit of color in your houseplant, then Red-edged Dracena is just what you want! It is important to keep in mind that this plant can commonly grow up to 15 feet tall so make sure to provide plenty of open space to grow into.

These plants will not only clean the air in your home but help you relax and sleep better.