16 Plants That Will Improve Indoor Air Quality

To improve the air quality in your home or work space, you can try some of these NASA approved plants. NASA conducted a study to see which plants filter the air the best by not only producing oxygen from CO2, but also absorbing benzene, formaldehyde and/or trichloroethylene. The list below is the plants they discovered to produce a ‘breath of fresh air’ in their indoor environments.

• English ivy (Hedera helix)
• Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
• Golden pothos or Devil’s ivy
• Peace lily
• Chinese evergreen
• Bamboo palm or reed palm
• Snake plant or mother-in-law’s tongue
• Heartleaf philodendron
• Selloum philodendron
• Elephant ear philodendron
• Red-edged dracaena
• Cornstalk dracaena
• Janet Craig dracaena
• Warneck dracaena
• Weeping fig
• Gerbera daisy or Barberton daisy
• Pot mum or florist’s chrysanthemum
• Rubber plant
• Aloe