It is a little unknown fact that ordinary household plants have incredible abilities than can improve the microclimate in their homes. Plants create a cleaner atmosphere, stabilize the air humidity, and provide oxygen. All of these things are important for making a house safe for both children and those who suffer from allergies.
Below are ten plants that can help improve your home’s microclimate.
This plant is often called “women’s happiness,” because the belief exists that this plant will bring happiness and love into your home. Spathiphyllum not only sucks up excess moisture, thereby normalizing the climate in your home, but it also destroys mold spores. It will be most healthy if the temperature is kept around 18°C.
Coffea
There are over 100 different types of this plant. People usually choose to grow the Arabic or Congolese coffee shrub, which provide various sorts of Arabica and Robusta coffee. They bear fruit in their fifth or sixth year, so it’s best to buy a fully grown one. These plants require a good watering and a certain degree of shade. They are great at absorbing excess moisture and filling the air with a wonderful tropical smell when they flower.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a symbol of peace and pleasure. People believed that this plant was sacred and that it was able to give old people their youth back and provide travelers with energy and good spirits. Today, it not only restores a healthy microclimate to your home but also cares for your health: the phytoncides given out by the leaves and flowers of Myrtus help to kill off microbes in the air.
Laurus nobilis
People have long considered Laurus a symbol of glory, victory, and majesty. The plant is native to the subtropics, so it loves moist air, shade, and a generous amount of warm water. Absorbing the moisture from the air, it helps create a normalized microclimate at home. Its leaves can be dried and used in cooking.
Citrus limon
The lemon tree is a wonderful plant that flowers and fills the air with a magnificent citrus smell, and at the same time it absorbs excess moisture from it. Its leaves provide a huge number of curative substances, sterilizing the space around it. The lemon tree loves sunlight, regular watering, and dry soil.
This plant in Japan is sacred and it is believed that the souls of the dead and of gods settle inside them. It freshens up your home, providing it with moisture, and it also helps get rid of dirt. It even eases symptoms of migraine and headache. It requires a lot of shade and regular watering.
Sansevieria
This plant can freshen up the air, produces a huge amount of oxygen, and neutralizes harmful fumes produced by synthetic materials. It’s also easy to care for: because it retains moisture in its leaves, it doesn’t require much watering.
Ficus
Ficus is the most popular houseplant. While it provides moisture to the air, fills it with oxygen, neutralizes toxins and viruses, it also helps scoop up a lot of dust. It grows best in homes with a lot of space, and shade. One of the more common variants of it is the weeping fig or Benjamin fig, named in honor of a British botanist and considered a symbol of the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. It’s low maintenance, grows quickly, and doesn’t like drafts or excessive watering.
Cissus
The cissus quadrangularis behaves much like ivy in that it weraps around any supporting structure with its leaves as it grows towards the light. It adapts to dry air, gradually providing it with moisture, but it does need a lot of shade and a regular moisture shower.
Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe is native to Madagascar, and it is best suited to buildings with dry environments. It accumulates moisture in its leaves and helps regulate the climate in your home. It does not require given too much water, but it does need to be left in a place where it can get a lot of sunlight.
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