Air purifying potted flowers for bedroom
Potted flowers grown at home add a nice, natural touch, calm the nerves and have many positive properties. As flowers for the bedroom, it is worth choosing those that have therapeutic values, moisturize and purify the air, are beneficial for our health and well-being. Meet the best potted flowers for the bedroom, including air-moisturizing and purifying plants!
Are potted flowers in the bedroom a good idea?
Potted flowers for the bedroom should meet certain features, thanks to which they will become a nice accent in the room. It is well known that plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air, giving up oxygen. However, at night it is other way round. That is why plants in hospital rooms and bedrooms were so abandoned, believing that the flowers in the bedroom may in some way harm our health.
Of course, you cannot argue with photosynthesis, but some flowers will be perfect for bedrooms, because they have a number of features that distinguish them from other plants. Studies show that some houseplants filter out poisons and other pollutants from the air by taking up carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, creating a healthier atmosphere in the room.
Others are the perfect flowers to moisturize the air. There are also some that also produce oxygen at night! Therefore, carefully selected potted plants for the bedroom will bring a nice and relaxing atmosphere to the room where we sleep.
It is best to choose such potted flowers for the bedroom that will:
- moisturize and purify the air,
- reduce chemical poisoning,
- limit the development of microbes in the air,
- be a colorful accent in the room,
- they will not have an irritating smell.
Potted flowers for the bedroom – the best species and varieties
Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis)
Aloe is a succulent with rich healing properties. It filters the air from pollutants and produces oxygen at night by absorbing carbon dioxide. Aloe vera is also an excellent air moisturizing plant. It creates thick and fleshy leaves. It prefers a sunny position and high room temperature, which, however, must be lowered to about 10 ° C during winter rest. We water sparingly, never directly on the list. It responds well to a potassium-rich fertilizer.
Ficus elastica ‘Robusta’
The ficus resilient is an elegant, perfect flower for the bedroom, with bare and leathery glossy leaves. The cultivar ‘Robusta’ is one of the prettiest plants in this population. Ficus is very effective at absorbing formaldehyde, so it can be used as an air purifying plant. Prefers a bright position and tolerates high temperatures.
Dracaena fragrans ‘Janet Craig’
A wonderful plant with erect shoots and shiny dark green leaves. It is the most effective air-purifying dracaena among all plants of this species. Its cultivation is extremely easy. Prefers a light to moderate stance. It must be protected against strong, direct sunlight.
Ivy ‘Green Ripple’
All ivy clean the air well from contamination. Common ivy is an effective flower for the bedroom that moisturizes and cleans the air, especially recommended for its absorption of formaldehyde. Located, among others in tobacco smoke and adhesives. Likes moderate lighting and average air temperature. Ivy should be watered moderately when the plant dries, sparingly in winter. It can grow up to 1.5 m in height with a width of 30 cm.
Orchid of the genus Dendrobium
Dendrobium prefers a sunny position and high air humidity. It delights with elegant flowers in various colors. It has the properties of moisturizing and purifying the air of dimethylbenzene, and additionally oxygenates the bedroom at night.
Orchids – varieties, care and growing at home
Dwarf umbrella tree
Dwarf umbrella trees are often recommended potted flowers for bedrooms, due to their compact habit and properties that remove chemical pollutants from the air. The variety mentioned here is easy to grow, characterized by palmate, dark green leaves. It grows up to 1.8 m.
Schlumbergera – Christmas Cactus
In late autumn and winter, the seedling blooms on the edges of flat shoots, and then goes into a dormant period. Segmented, fleshy and flat shoots are decorative in themselves. Prefers moderate sunlight and high air humidity. The flower at night produces oxygen by absorbing carbon dioxide, it is the perfect flower for the bedroom – it moisturizes and cleans the air.
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Nephrolepis ‘Bostoniensis’
One of the most popular ferns with juicy green leaves. Suitable for shaded places with moderate temperature. It grows to a considerable size. It looks good in large containers, hanging baskets. In its cultivation, it is worth maintaining a constant moisture of the substrate. This fern is undemanding and cleans the air of a toxic substance – formaldehyde. For this reason, pot ferns of the genus Nephrolepsis are also perfect potted flowers for a child’s room.
Spathiphyllum
Peace Lily is an interesting plant that absorbs acetone, benzene and formaldehyde from the environment, which makes it a good potted flower for the bedroom. Apart from the fact that it cleans the air of these toxins, it also has a moisturizing effect. The Peace Lily blooms white in spring and summer. Likes bright locations (although it also tolerates partial shade) and moderate humidity. What can be very harmful to this plant is a too much open heat in winter and dry air, and therefore conditions in which you will also sleep poorly. As a result the edges of the leaves will dry.
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