As a Chinese saying goes, "people raise plants, and plants nourish people". With the improvement of people's requirements for the quality of life, more and more people like to keep some flowers and green plants at home. Let's see the benefits of taking care of green plants.

1. Clean air

Some green plants can effectively absorb toxic chemicals produced by house decoration, such as Chlorophytum, tiger tail orchid, Phyllostachys pubescens and turtle backed bamboo, which have a particularly strong ability to absorb formaldehyde; Goldfish grass, morning glory and carnation can convert highly toxic sulfur dioxide into non-toxic or low toxic sulfate compounds through oxidation; Hemlock, chrysanthemum, pomegranate and Camellia can effectively remove harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide, chlorine, carbon monoxide and nitrogen peroxide.

2. Increase humidity

Generally speaking, the indoor relative humidity should not be less than 30%. If the humidity is too low or too high, it will have an adverse impact on human health. Planting some plants with high requirements for water indoors, such as green pineapple, ivy, azalea, ferns, etc., will increase the indoor humidity in a natural way.

3. Natural vacuum cleaner

Studies have shown that orchid, flower leaf taro and red back osmanthus are natural dust collectors. The cilia on their plants can intercept and absorb the floating particles and smoke in the air. If there are enough such plants in the room, the content of floating microorganisms and floating dust in the room will be reduced.

4. Sterilization and health protection

The flowers and leaves of crape myrtle, jasmine, lemon, and other plants can kill native bacteria such as diphtheria and dysentery in 5 minutes. The fragrance emitted by plants such as rose carnation, lily of the valley, violet, rose and osmanthus has an obvious inhibitory effect on the growth and reproduction of tuberculosis, pneumococcus, and Staphylococcus.

5. Release oxygen and negative ions

Most plants release oxygen through photosynthesis during the day. In particular, the pores on the fleshy stems of cactus are closed during the day and open at night, so they release carbon dioxide during the day and absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen at night.