Five Houseplants that Clean your Air

The five species listed below scored the highest in removing volatile organic compounds (VOC's) from the air.

1. English Ivy (Hedera helix)
2. Purple Heart Plant (Tradescantia pallida)
3. Asparagus Fern (Asparagus densiflorus)
4. Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa)
5. Purple Waffle (Hemigraphis alternata)

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Nature's Pharmacy

Laura Shiels, ethnobotanist, shares her thoughts, " . . . Plants provide all of our basic needs. They produce our air, clean our water and give us food, medicine and material and shelter," Shiels said. "I feel that if we lose our connection with the earth, we fall out of balance with the ecosystem and with our own humanity."

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