12 Best Indoor Air Purifying Houseplants For A Cleaner & Natural Space

1. Aloe Vera

An easy-to-grow succulent with thick green fleshy leaves. It emits oxygen while taking in carbon dioxide. You can also use the gel from inside aloe leaves to soothe scrapes on the skin. The best place for an Aloe Vera plant is a bright room but not in direct sunlight.

2. Spider Plant

(Chlorophytum comosum)

A popular plant due to its easy growth and durability in various conditions. This plant is difficult to kill, so it’s definitely one of the best air-purifying plants you can have in the home. It decreases carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. It even comes recommended as one of the top purifying plants direct from NASA.

3. Weeping Fig

(Ficus Benjamina)

If you’re looking for a larger house plant, then a weeping fig is a good option. It grows between 3 and 6 feet tall indoors, as it often needs trimming. It’s a quick-growing plant and is a top player in keeping the common toxins from household products at bay.

This one needs to be watered regularly and needs a bright space for best results, but not direct sunlight.

4. Pothos

(Scindapsus Aures) aka Devil’s Ivy

Pothos is a fast-growing vine and has a silver variety with beautiful markings if you’re looking for something a bit unusual. It still thrives in darker rooms, although the growth will be a bit slower. Not much maintenance is needed, and it’s a great plant for getting rid of the common household toxins.

5. Heartleaf Philodendron

(Philodendron oxycardium)

You might be able to guess from the second half of it’s latin name that the glossy heart leaf plant is great for removing toxins from the air. The chemical it’s best known for removing is formaldehyde. There are many different varieties of Philodendrons that work well for purifying the air. It’s good in low-light rooms too.

5. Snake Plant

(Sansevieria trifasciata laurentii)

The snake plant is actually a succulent, so this one is pretty good in terms of minimum maintenance. There are lots of different snake plant varieties some with beautiful markings and colours on. You can leave it in darker areas, but it does better in sunlight. This is one of the best plants for removing toxins from the air. There’ll be no problem placing this plant in the bathroom as it does well in humid conditions.

7. English Ivy

(Hedera helix)

The English Ivy an evergreen woody vine. They’re easy to grow outside as well as inside and take well to shady areas. This plant helps to reduce fecal matter and mould spores. So this one is definitely a good one to have in the home.

However, keep this one out if you have small children or animals, as it has its own toxin, glycoside hedrin.

8. Rubber Plant

(Ficus elastica)

The rubber plant is very low maintenance; you can pretty much leave it to itself. Just make sure the soil is moist but don’t overwater it. It’s pretty good in low light but can take direct sunlight too. The large waxy leaves is it’s best feature, along with it’s air cleaning properties.

9. Red Edged Dracaena

(Dracaena marginata)

A beautiful plant thanks to its red-edged spiky leaves. A small tree that is easy to care for, so it’s another good one if you’re not particularly green-fingered but would like some help with natural air filtering.

10. Chinese Evergreen

(Agladnem modestum)

The Chinese Evergreen is another of the air-purifying houseplants that’s great if you’re a newbie to houseplants, as it’s low maintenance. It also does well in low light, keeping the air clean around you.

11. Peace Lily

(Spathiphyllum)

One of the few flowering plants on the list that is good for cleaning the air. A tropical evergreen plant with beautiful white flowers. It’s great in low light, but don’t expect too many flowers in that type of environment.

It prefers to be in a place with indirect sunlight. This is another plant suitable for humid rooms. If you have pets, however, this isn’t the plant for you as it is toxic to them.

12. Chrysanthemum

(Chrysanthemum morifolium)

This plant purifying option is great because the Chrysanthemum has so many different colour options and is one of the best for removing toxins. It includes all the common culprits as well as ammonia. Chrysanthemums will need regular care, but they do well in low to medium sunlight. And you can use chrysanthemums in your flower arrangements too.