19 Air-purifying houseplants 🌬️
Every houseplant adds a little life and moisture to a room, but some are singled out again and again for helping to freshen indoor air. These are the plants whose own care notes describe them as air-purifying or air-cleaning - a good place to start if that's what you're after.
Be realistic: the famous studies used sealed lab chambers, so a plant or two won't overhaul a whole room's air. Treat these as a lovely bonus on top of a plant you'd want anyway, not an air filter.
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
The Arrowhead Plant - also sold as the "Goosefoot Plant" or simply Syngonium - is one of the mos…
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)
The Bird's Nest Fern - Asplenium nidus - is one of the most welcoming ferns you can bring indoor…
Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum)
The Blue Star Fern - Phlebodium aureum - is an epiphytic fern grown for one striking, unusual qu…
Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum)
The Burro's Tail - Sedum morganianum, also known as the donkey's tail - is a trailing succulent…
Ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis)
Ficus Audrey - Ficus benghalensis - is the houseplant quietly taking the crown from the famously…
Fishbone Cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)
The Fishbone Cactus - Epiphyllum anguliger - is a trailing jungle cactus grown above all for its…
Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)
The Lipstick Plant - Aeschynanthus radicans - is a trailing tropical epiphyte grown for two thin…
Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)
The Monstera Deliciosa - the "Swiss Cheese Plant" - is the single most recognizable houseplant o…
Philodendron Brasil (Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil')
The Philodendron Brasil is a trailing heartleaf philodendron whose glossy green leaves come spla…
Philodendron Micans (Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum)
The Philodendron Micans - Philodendron hederaceum var.
Philodendron Pink Princess (Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess')
The Philodendron Pink Princess - Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess' - is one of the most so…
Polka Dot Begonia (Begonia maculata)
The Polka Dot Begonia - Begonia maculata - is a striking cane begonia grown almost entirely for…
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
The Prayer Plant - Maranta leuconeura - is one of the most captivating houseplants you can own,…
Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)
The Rabbit's Foot Fern - Davallia fejeensis - is a delicate, lacy fern grown for two things: its…
Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)
The Sago Palm - Cycas revoluta - is one of the most striking architectural houseplants you can g…
Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus)
The Satin Pothos - sometimes sold as "Silver Pothos" or "Silk Pothos" - is one of those plants t…
String of Bananas (Curio radicans)
The String of Bananas - sometimes still sold under its older name Senecio radicans - is one of t…
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)
Swedish Ivy - Plectranthus verticillatus - is one of the easiest and fastest trailing houseplant…
Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomia argyreia)
The Watermelon Peperomia - Peperomia argyreia - is a small, compact South American houseplant gr…
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