Do you understand that plants are excellent air cleaners?

Indoor plants clean air naturally and return oxygen into the air you breathe.

Besides, indoor plants regulate air humidity, eliminate toxins, filter chemicals, some of them even kill Viruses and germ.

But not all of them do this job equally well. NASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America have studied this issue and announced a list of indoor plants that are most effective for combating indoor air pollution:

1. Areca Palm

This plant is also known as Butterfly Palm, Yellow Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm, and Areca Lutescens. It is a common ornamental in subtropical and tropical regions around the world. The Areca palm is a low maintenance plant and a quick grower. You can grow this exclusive plant as a residence plant. It will convey a tropical touch into your home and purify the air. The Areca is persistently rated among the great houseplants for removing all indoor air toxins.

2. Boston Fern

Boston fern is also called sword fern or fluffy ruffles fern. The Boston fern is low maintenance and fast-growing plant.

The vegetative growth has the ability to filter pollutants out of the air and is often planted to help purify and humidify the environment.

3. Peace lily

The peace lily is another tropical plant extensively used for decorating and purifying indoor spaces.

It is a powerful air humidifier and cleaner, in 2007 it was selected as a Desk plant of the year.

This plant effectively purifies the air from cigarette smoke, the smell of printers, and the smell of fuel while at the same time adding more oxygen to the air.

4. Rubber plant

The rubber plant is also called Ficus elastica, rubber fig, rubber bush, or Indian rubber bush.

It is a very popular houseplant and one of the easiest plants to care for. It loves medium light and heavy watering. Rubber plant's leaves are toxic for people, so make sure to keep it out of reach of children. The rubber plant is a great natural air humidifier and cleaner. It effectively absorbs toxins and gaseous pollutants from indoor air.

5. Janet Craig Dracaena

Janet Craig is the most popular variety of Dracaenas grown indoors, due to its tolerance to shade and lack of water. This plant is very easy to care for and is an effective natural means of air purification and humidification.

Dracaena's wide leaves absorb gaseous pollutants from the air and return oxygen.

They also accumulate airborne dust particles, so make sure to wipe the leaves regularly with a wet cloth.