HOUSE PLANTS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY

THESE 8 PLANTS HAVE BE FOUND BY RESEARCHERS AT NASA TO LIKELY HELP IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY. THE PLANTS LISTED BELOW CAN HELP ELIMINATE COMMON POLLUTANTS FOUND IN HOMES. AS A RULE OF THUMB, THE RESEARCHERS RECOMMEND 1 PLANT PER 100 SQUARE FEET.

BAMBOO PALM:

• Prefers bright indirect light
• Keep evenly moist

PEACE LILY:

• Prefers bright indirect light to low light
• Let soil dry out between waterings

GOLDEN POTHOS:

• Bright indirect light to low light
• Drench and Dry
• Loosen tangled vines occasionally

MOTHER-IN-LAW’S TONGUE:

• Bright indirect light to low light
• Let soil dry out between watering

SPIDER PLANT:

• Bright indirect light
• Drench and dry
• Avoid over watering, water only when top 1” of soil is dry

DRACAENA:

• Bright Indirect Light
• Drench and Dry

PHILODENDRON:

• Bright indirect light to low light
• Keep soil moist, mist occasionally

WEEPING FIG:

• Bright indirect light
• Keep soil moist in warm weather and let soil dry between watering when chilly
• Plant stress can cause leaves to drop in response to over and under watering, cold drafts, needing fertilizer, low light

Give Nick’s a call for current availability as not all plants are available at all times (303) 696-6657.

EASY TO GROWN HOUSE PLANTS

Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
Ox Tongue (Helminthia echioides)
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus)
Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum) (sin-GO-nee-um po-do-FIE-lum)
Aloe (Aloe barbadensis)
Kalancho Thyrsiflora

HOUSEPLANTS THAT TOLERATE LOWER LIGHT

Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra)
Pothos (Epipremnum Aureum)
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)
Philodendron
Dracaena
Snake Plant (Sansevieria)
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas Zamiifolia)