10 Best Air purifying Indoor plants in India with Pictures 2021

7 Air-purifying Indoor plants

Here is the list of 7 Air purifying indoor plants that efficiently purify the air. The plants not only purify the air but also are very stylish to decorate your home. The given plants are cheap to buy and are available in the store. 

1. Rubber Plant

The Rubber plant is also known as "Ficus Elastica" because the plant liquid is used to make rubber from it. You need to water the plant once a week. It is highly grown in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The other words to describe the rubber plants are "Robusta" and "Decora". 

The Rubber plant leaves are glossy and sticky, The beautiful leaves of the plant give a stunning look of the plant. These plants are better in bright light but keep away from direct sunlight as it burns the leaf of the plant. The rubber plants are the perfect choice for home, office, hospital, and other such outlets. 

Rubber plants do not cause any allergic problems. It helps to decreases the level of formaldehyde and carbon dioxide in the air. These plants are not expensive, they usually cost you around 5-10$.

2. Areca Palm

"Areca lutescens, Dypsis lutescens, Yellow palm, and Butterfly palm" are the other names that represent areca palm. It grows usually in temperatures between 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit. There are about 50 species of the areca palm.

Areca palm comes in various sizes. It helps to remove toxins like benzene and formaldehyde which cause short term irritation. this plant is easy to keep in the house, this can grow 10 feet tall in a home. This plant is listed as an air purifier by NASA. The areca palm has beautiful soft leaves around 8-10 in a petiole that gives a butterfly shape to the plant.

if the plants receive more sunlight than it may lead leaves to become yellowish, keep away from direct sunlight. You need to water the plant 1-2 days a week and this plant needs slow-release fertilizer to grow so you can provide it once a month. It is considered safe if ingested by a pet than it will not harm health.

3. Monstera Deliciosa Plant

Monstera plant is also known as the "Ceriman, Swiss cheese plant, Mexican breadfruit, or hurricane plant" is an excellent choice for home and office because of its magnificent ability to purify the air. It is identified by its enormous, lustrous green leaves. The plant can grow up to 9 M. Monstera plants can be found in North America, Malaysia, India, Australia, and Portugal.

Monstera plants can grow anywhere in your home but avoid direct sunlight because it burns leaves. monstera plant doesn't need much water, So you don't need to feed water to plants continuously. It decreases formaldehyde which comes from the furniture. According to some sources, monstera plant leaf is poisonous to pets like cats, dogs, etc. It usually costs you 3 to 15 $.

4. Spider Plant

It is native to tropical and southern Africa. It is also known as "Chlorophytum Comosum, Airplane plant, Spider ivy, "Ribbon plant, St. Bernard's lily". Common species of spider plants are the bonnie spider plant, Hawaiian spider plant, Variegated bonnie spider plant, zebra grass spider plant.

Spider plants are one of the easiest plants to care for and to propagate. The spider plants get dry as the summer comes because of high temperatures and less water. These plants like brighter areas, but keep away from direct sun. These plants help to remove toxic components present in the air such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and xylene.

The spider plants have big thin leaves with yellow border strips, these strips make the plant look much better. The leaves have a height of about 15 to 30 cm and a width of about 10 to20 cm. These plants are not expensive, they usually cost you around 7-10$.

5. Peace Lily

Peace lily also is known as "spathiphyllum". Peace lily belongs to an "Araceae" family commonly called "Aroids". These plants have around 40 different species. The plant grows in the tropical rainforest of Columbia and Venezuela.

The peace lily has green foliage. Direct sunlight may burn the leaves of the plants so place it indirectly to the sun means keeping a medium between them. watering these plants once a week keeps them hydrated. These plants have flowers that are very unique and smells beautiful. The peace lily is poisonous to both humans and pets when consumed. They can grow up to 14 inches. These plants are cheap they usually cost you around 3-10$.

6. Boston Fern

"Nephrolepis Exaltata" known as the Boston fern is a species of fern in the family of "lomariopsidaceae".In 1989 Boston Fern is approved as an air purifier indoor plant by NASA. these plant helps to remove formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene.

Boston fern is an excellent air purifier indoor plant and loves sunlight and humidity. These plants need to water twice a week. Boston plants are not poisonous to pets. These plants need to be fertilized once a month. The fern leaves are called fronds, fronds are usually arranged in a pinnae formation. The cost of the plant is between 8-14$.

7. Snake Plant

snake plant is also known as "Sansevieria  Trifasciata", belongs to an "Asparagaceae" family. It is known as a snake plant because of its structure and the shrill border of the leaves. The snake plant purifies the air by removing toxins such as xylene, carbon dioxide. 

They grow from 8 inches to 12 feet high. It is one of the most recommended air purifier plants. These plants can survive in low lights, and in some drought problems. You can water snake plants once in two weeks. This plant is poisonous to pets if consumes. You can buy this plant for about 3-10$.