Mother-in-law’s tongue, the plant you need to purify the air in your home

It has been proven that indoor air quality is not spared from presenting high amounts of carbon. According to recent studies, air in unventilated indoor spaces has a higher concentration of pollution than even outdoors. That is why it is important to keep spaces well ventilated and think about strategies to keep us safe from toxic substances in the air.

For this we can use the great benefits of nature. The vegetation and the trees represent the great lungs of the Earth, combined of course, with marine plankton. Thanks to them we breathe oxygen and they are capable of cleaning large amounts of carbon dioxide. But this also works on a smaller scale, let’s say our home is a little environmental bubble, to clean the concentrated air inside we need a wide variety of plants to help us in the process.

Mother-in-law’s tongue: best for cleaning indoor air

NASA conducted research on which plants offer us the most benefits to reduce indoor air pollutants. Between them, placed Mother-in-law’s Tongue (Sansivieria laurentii)as one of the ones that purify the air the most.

This plant has thick sword-shaped leaves that are green with gold in color and although it is very rare to see it flower, it does produce whitish-grey flowers with extremely pointed petals. So it is not only an air purifying plant, but it is the perfect touch to give an elegant air to your home.

It is an extremely resistant plant that adapts to small and large pots. So you can place it anywhere and it will do quite well, but don’t forget to place it near the light so it gets the nutrients it needs to grow strong. From the kitchen, through your room and even in the bathroom, wherever you place it it will look very elegant and at the same time you will be purifying the interior air of your home. Don’t forget to water it, but only when the soil has lost its moisture. Since it does not like humid environments, spraying is not a good idea either.

References:
Wolverton, B. Johnson, A. Limits, K. (1989). Indoor Landscape Plants Indoor Air Pollution Abatement. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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