Best Indoor Plants For Your Health

Rubber Plant

The rubber plant is effective in providing moisture, eliminating bio-effluents, suppressing air-based organisms at the moment of their release in a room, and removing volatile organic compounds. Over time, these plants perform with ever greater efficiency in eliminating toxic compounds present in the air. These plants are highly tolerant of neglect, easily cared for by those with little to no experience with growing plants. They should be permitted to dry out between waterings. In fact, the rubber plant handles being under-watered much better than being over-watered. Because they can thrive in dimmer light conditions, they do well in various indoor situations. Rubber plants should be placed in an area where there is space for them to reach their full height of eight feet tall. The large leaves allow this plant to draw in large quantities of contaminants, adding to its efficiency at cleaning the air.

Dwarf Date Palm

Also known as the pygmy date palm, the dwarf date palm is simple to care for and has a display of arching leaflets that are very narrow compared to other palms. The attractive trunk is brown and up to six inches in diameter. Even outdoors, dwarf date palms only grow from six to ten feet tall, so they are quite manageable indoors. These are best suited in rooms with enough bright light to satisfy them, such as in greenhouses or conservatories, although any room with sufficient light allowance will do. Setting dwarf date palms in a window that receives the morning sun is ideal.

Dwarf date palms produce fruits that start red, turning black when they reach full ripeness and aren't typically eaten. They prefer moist and fertile soil, relying on good drainage. Dwarf date palms should be watered deeply; water should be dripping through the pot's bottom when you finish. The soil should be allowed to remain moist, but not soaking wet, as a plant sitting in water can suffer root rot. This palm also benefits from granular slow-release fertilizer.