Some time ago there was a debate about whether to place plants in the bedroom. This is due to the fact that at night almost all plants change their life cycle. During the day, during photosynthesis, oxygen is produced and absorbed carbon dioxide. At night the reverse process occurs.
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Plants for the bedroom should produce oxygen around the clock! At night, like all living things, most plants take in oxygen. The fact that plants absorb oxygen at night is the basis for the debate that flowers have no place in the bedroom.
Plants for the bedroom serve several functions
Under direct sunlight, the process of photosynthesis occurs. During the night, without sunlight The photosynthesis process stops and carbon dioxide levels rise. This does not mean that carbon dioxide emissions will choke you. The risk of anxiety and insomnia increases.
Some plant species release oxygen even at night without exposure to direct sunlight. The presence of such indoor flowers in the bedroom will provide large quantity oxygen necessary for good sleep.
- Plants for the bedroom carry a functional load:
- During daylight hours, they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
- The best indoor flowers for the bedroom those that release oxygen at night
- Work as air filters, absorbing harmful volatile substances
- Flowers in the bedroom should be odorless
- Plants must be safe for people and pets
- There shouldn’t be too many indoor flowers
- House plants fit organically into the interior
Advice: taking indoor flowers out of the bedroom at night and returning them to their place in the morning is somewhat tedious in practice. In fact, flowers do not take up much oxygen, so there is no reason to panic.
The Best Plants for the Bedroom Release Oxygen Day and Night
However, many people do not place house plants in the bedroom. To stop worrying, there should be flowers in the bedroom that release oxygen, both day and night. For example, Sansevieria or “mother-in-law’s tongue” works around the clock.
- Sansevieria
- Christmas cactus
- Orchids
- areca palm
Five useful plants for the bedroom
Aloe vera is unpretentious
Easy to care for. The main thing is to follow the watering regime. The plant is hardly watered in winter, and in summer as the soil dries out. Aloe produces oxygen even at night. The plant has healing properties and actively absorbs the pollutant formaldehyde from the air.
Tropical areca palm grows quickly
The palm tree releases oxygen at night and effectively absorbs different kinds harmful volatile compounds. The areca palm is a natural air humidifier. The disadvantage of palm trees is their size. Some species reach 1.5-2 meters in height. Palm tree simply does not fit in a small bedroom.
Christmas cactus, "Decembrist" or Schlumberger cactus
We are talking about the same plant. At proper care cactus blooms for Christmas. Succulent leaves release oxygen throughout the night. The cactus prefers shaded windows and does not like bright light.
Sansevieria is unpretentious and hardy
In everyday life you will hear the evil nickname “mother-in-law’s tongue.” Sansevieria, also known as “pike tail,” does not deserve such a nickname. This is one of the best plants for indoor air purification. In addition to releasing oxygen at night, Sansevieria actively absorbs harmful volatile compounds. The plant is extremely unpretentious and does not need constant attention.
Beautiful orchids are complex and whimsical creatures.
They release oxygen at night and are ideal for the bedroom. It's nice to surround yourself with such beauty. You need to know how to care for orchids. During the day, orchids need plenty of sunlight. The downside is toxicity to pets and whimsicality.
Bedroom, this is not a winter garden
Walking in the forest, you don’t think or worry about the amount of oxygen in the air. Many animals live in the forest. No one has ever heard of a battle between animals and trees for oxygen. In general there is no reason to worry about this. There is some danger if you place hundreds of flowers in the bedroom, but, as a rule, such an idea never occurred to anyone. For every 10 m2, 3-4 plants are recommended.
They will survive even if you forget about them.
They absorb toxins and release oxygen.
This home first aid kit. Aloe vera is easy to grow at home. Healing gel is always at hand.
Do you have an animal at home that happily greets you at the doorstep or squeaks enthusiastically from its cage?
If not, how do you relieve the stress that all people are exposed to, moving in the frantic rhythm of the modern metropolis? Who helps you stay smiling and friendly after hard work?
Perhaps you have chosen a different path to relaxation: caring for your home flowers? This is also a very good way! Flowers are also alive and will also thank you for your affection and care.
Take, for example, the well-known Sansevieria. Don't know this one? You know, you know! You are familiar with it under the names “mother-in-law’s tongue”, “donkey ears”, “snake skin” or “sharp burdock”!
A completely unpretentious resident of our apartments, it readily grows even among the most irresponsible gardeners and destroyers! Like a faithful dog, Sansevieria will forgive you for your forgetfulness in watering, irregular feeding, *poor* soil composition and lack of good lighting. So hardy and unpretentious flower is a real oxygen factory! This little factory will be happy to help your body adapt to different conditions your stay, will increase your immunity, protect you from colds, and reduce the impact of changes in temperature, humidity, and pressure. Made the bed new linoleum? Urgently place Sansevieria in your house! It will absorb all the toxins released not only by linoleum, but also by other synthetic materials after renovation! Convinced of the need for such a purchase?
Oh, don't you like the sharp leathery arrow-shaped leaves? Let's try to find you another pet option.
Let's consider the good *philistine* ficus - the source of joy and well-being of the Soviet people of the last century! Look, the leaves are large, leathery, but rounded ovoid. Such leaves are simply obliged to retain a huge amount of toxins (which is what they do), and washing or wiping them is very convenient! Like many *oxygen* plants, ficus has phytoncidal properties, humidifies the air and abundantly saturates it with oxygen, cleanses and refreshes this very air.
TO general information, there are no allergic reactions to ficus, which is very important for people who want to have a *pet plant* in the house, but are afraid for their health. The best place for it is in the kitchen or in a room whose windows overlook an industrial area or highway.
Remember one important detail: during the day, ficus, as it should be for all green-leaved plants, releases oxygen, but at night, on the contrary, it absorbs it! A tub of *philistine joy* should not be placed in a bedroom or nursery.
Would you like to add greenery to these particular areas of the apartment?
Then let's look at the bay ball. This bush with evergreen leaves lends itself well to pruning and can take any shape, but, personally, I like the ball better.
So, this laurel air filter will not only heal and saturate the air with the finest ethereal aroma, with the help of the same ethereal aroma it will kill all harmful microbes in your bedroom, will have a beneficial effect on people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, spasms, and at the same time will soothe your baby’s tummy, if the bedroom is not yours, but your child’s.
And if you forgot to buy dried Bay leaf in a bag, then you just have to take a few steps towards the bedroom and, wow! – the seasoning is already in your hands!
Oh, is your bedroom not flooded with sun? Yes, you are not suitable for the laurel, alas!
Well, let's try aloe. It doesn’t need as much light as a laurel bush, and it sucks up carbon dioxide no worse than a vacuum cleaner. Plus, aloe relieves *electricity* in relationships and calms nervous system. You will sleep sweetly.
And a whole first aid kit is always at hand! Aloe juice is a storehouse of healing: helps with headaches and colds, choleretic, wound healing, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory. As a means to increase appetite, normalize digestion, accelerate recovery processes, in case of tissue damage due to burns and bleeding - it has no equal! Aloe is rightfully one of the most popular plants, it is almost impossible to ruin it, it tolerates any lighting. Get yourself some aloe, you won’t regret it!
So, okay, I agree that plants for the home should be chosen not only for their usefulness and the number of phytoncides, but also for their beauty. Let's take a look at the palm tree?
This is a real lady in a fan hat! In addition, it is very meticulous when cleaning your apartment: it will not only clean and filter the air, but also saturate it with minerals and salts, which will not be superfluous for people with various forms pulmonary diseases. For bronchial asthma, the presence of a palm tree is simply necessary! And how this miracle palm lady knows how to calm you down, you will be satisfied with her!
Plants are different, there are those that remove negative influences electromagnetic radiation from the computer and TV (cacti are especially famous for this), there are those that will help increase the humidity in apartments overdried by artificial heaters (violets, cyclamens, ferns, hibiscus, abutilons), there are also those that will help you improve the gas-water exchange in your home (Dieffenbachia, anthurium, philodedron), but they all faithfully serve to benefit humans!
There are also real tricky ones among them, such as ivy. This *crawling catcher* has an imperceptible, but very important rare property: it collects from the air not only carbon dioxide, toxins and formaldehydes, but also heavy metal salts, therefore, it is a real green natural sorbent. A very useful pet, I must say!
Asparagus and rosemary will be no less useful in this regard. The latter, by the way, in addition to being a medicine for sick and weakened lungs, helps strengthen bones and improves skin elasticity.
And *grandmother’s* geranium? Scientifically - pelargonium? It generally releases biologically active substances that kill staphylococci and streptococci. Can you imagine?! Not only does it drive away flies, absorb dampness and fumes, it also disinfects and refreshes the room in which you placed it! No hamster can do this! And geranium – maybe!!!
It can also give you the most beautiful colored balls during its flowering periods, just do not forget to water it generously in warm times. The rest of the care is not complicated: geranium is practically not affected by pests and diseases.
But there is one plant that is generally not subject to any damage, this is chlorophytum. Not only does he not get sick himself, but he can also protect you! An excellent watchman and a very unpretentious resident of your home.
You can see it in every clinic, on the windowsills of schools and kindergartens, in every public reception area and even in a tavern restaurant. This *caretaker* kills all harmful bacteria! And what an indomitable hunger he has for formaldehyde! He is ready to digest this poison in unlimited quantities, he simply loves nitrogen oxides and heavy metals. The dirtier the air, the better!
In these unsanitary conditions, chlorophytum happily and quickly produces its children, who will gratefully accept feeding in the form of tobacco resins and kitchen burning. In the kitchen, the long leaves of young chlorophytes become green, juicy and elastic!
By the way, the love of life of this flower can only be compared with its vitality. It is not for nothing that he is a real champion among house plants for improving the health and cleansing of any premises. Add to pots with chlorophyte Activated carbon and the cleansing properties of the flower will increase several times. To purify the air of a room of 25 sq.m. place 6-7 pots with this flower in it and enjoy the freshest oxygen! But don’t forget to give your pets bath days at least once a month, especially if they ozone your kitchen, rid them of droplets of fat and soot.
If you count the number of all plants recommended for living in your apartment to improve the air quality, then ideally it will look like this: chlorophytum, sansevieria, ivy, aloe - 8-10 pcs.; geranium, philodedron – 3-4 pcs.; lemon, masters – 1-2 pcs.; vines, cacti - as much as your heart desires.
We must remember that some plants, such as oleander and dieffenbachia, are poisonous. Keep an eye on children, pets (if you have them) and incoming guests!
Decorate your home! Love your home! Small green islands scattered throughout your apartment will not only have a beneficial effect on your physical health, but will also affect the soul only for the better!
And you will begin to rush home, even if you have no children, no lap dog, no hamster, no kitten, because there, in your green oasis, your flowers are waiting for you. HOME IS WAITING FOR YOU!!!
When decorating our home, purchasing furniture and decorative elements, we usually do not think about the fact that the air quality in our home may not change for the better.
It's all to blame various substances, which are able to highlight our new clothes. Electrical appliances, laminate, linoleum and even ordinary paper napkins can contain traces of formaldehyde that come into contact with the air in our home.
Our green pets will help in the fight for air quality. Many plants can purify the air at home, collecting dust, smoke and other particles and heavy compounds that are hazardous to health.
Here are the 6 best plants you should have in your home:
Aloe- This plant is great for increasing oxygen levels in your home. It also absorbs carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde. One aloe can achieve what nine biological air purifiers can achieve.
Ficus- This plant is very easy to maintain because it does not need much light. It is effective when it comes to removing formaldehyde from the air. But be careful if you have small children or pets because the leaves may be poisonous.
Ivy (Hedera Helix)- Every person should definitely have this plant at home. It removes 60% of airborne toxins within six hours.
Chlorophytum- this plant has the ability to perform photosynthesis with minimal lighting. It perfectly absorbs toxins from the air such as formaldehyde, styrene and carbon monoxide, as well as gasoline. One plant effectively purifies the air in 200 square meters space.
Sansaveria- this plant is practically indestructible, and is great for having at home. It is very resilient and requires very little light for photosynthesis. Besides removing toxins, it is great for the bedroom as it produces oxygen at night.
Chlorophytum is not only excellent, but also intensively enriches it with oxygen. And thanks to its unpretentiousness, it will survive even the most careless gardeners. Chlorophytum grows best in a sunny window, but it also lives well in the shade. It likes plenty of watering and will appreciate regular spraying.
sarra22/Depositphotos.com The fluffy dark green leaves of gloxinia contain a lot of chlorophyll. Therefore, it is not difficult for her to process large amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen. And the flowers are the most different forms and colors with proper care will delight you for several months. The subtlety in keeping gloxinia is that after flowering the plant needs a period of rest. Therefore, when the aboveground part of the plant begins to die after flowering, do not panic. If you want gloxinias to bloom all year round, you will have to organize additional lighting for them.
lzf/Depositphotos.com As soon as they don’t call sansevieria: pike tail, mother-in-law's tongue, devil's tongue, leopard lily, snake plant! Sansevieria produces oxygen well and is also not very demanding: it can grow in both cool and warm rooms, although it is photophilous, it tolerates growing in partial shade and shade, is undemanding to humidity and does not need frequent watering.
Nmorozova/Depositphotos.com In stores you can also find this plant under the name “areca palm”. Bright, warm rooms are suitable for keeping dipsis. To prevent the leaves from drying out and turning yellow, it is necessary to spray the plant regularly. It is very important that the room where dipsis grows is sufficiently fresh, but not drafty. It's better to buy it right away mature plant, since small dipsis do not survive well at home.
Inna_Astakhova/Depositphotos.com People call the fat woman money tree. There is a belief that it attracts material well-being, so it can be found most often in offices. In addition to signs, the popularity of the fat woman ensured its unpretentiousness. It is a succulent and therefore does not require frequent watering. The fat plant is also not demanding regarding temperature conditions and lighting, but if the leaves begin to turn red, then it is worth moving the tree into the shade.
Even a couple of pots will improve the indoor air.
Recently, the problem of atmospheric pollution with carbon dioxide and methane, leading to the greenhouse effect - an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, has been increasingly demonstrated and discussed. In this regard, I thought about how we can influence the situation on our own now, and decided to find out which plants produce more oxygen than others. I have listed the collected data below, but first I would like to talk about why this problem is really important.
The greatest harm to the atmosphere is caused by the current situation in the world current attitude to the electric power industry, namely the massive combustion of hydrocarbons to convert heat into electricity, resulting in the release of colossal amounts of CO 2 into the atmosphere.
Unfortunately, most people, due to lack of awareness about climate processes they simply do not understand how dangerous the increase in average annual atmospheric temperatures is. The consequences of the phenomenon are truly catastrophic:
- The melting of glaciers, which provide a huge supply of solid water, leads to rising sea levels, which in turn leads to the flooding of coastal areas around the world, and entire cities can be destroyed by floods. Already today, some regions are faced with this problem. Cities founded by coastlines Before emissions begin to rise sharply, they are now forced to deal with flooding and destruction.
- Rising sea levels will also affect important ocean currents. For example, the warm Gulf Stream risks being significantly affected by the melting of ice in Greenland, which will lead to dramatic climate change in the European part of Eurasia.
- As the temperature increases, the evaporation and concentration of water vapor also increases, which speeds up the process, starting it in a vicious circle.
- Activity increases and composition changes air masses, which ultimately manifests itself in an increase in the number of thunderstorms and hurricanes that destroy settlements, infrastructure and forests. If the rise in temperatures does not slow down, the number of dangerous disasters will only increase every year.
Which plants produce more oxygen?
Not many people know the fact that the most efficient in terms of processing light energy are chemical bonds With the release of oxygen, plants are not at all. and cyanobacteria, also often referred to in the literature as oxyphotobacteria, blue-green algae, cyanoprokaryotes or even cyanea. In the latter case, it is important not to confuse them with jellyfish called by the same name.
According to various scientific data, cyanobacteria perform from 20 to 40% of all photosynthesis on earth.
However, despite their lower efficiency, plants play a huge role as “the lungs of the planet.”
In general, the efficiency of oxygen release can be assessed offhand by the growth rate. The higher it is, the faster the plant releases oxygen. But do not forget that the plant spends part of its energy on root growth, so the growth rate of the visible above-ground part is only an indirect, incomplete indicator.
The most effective is sugar cane. Its oxygen release efficiency under ideal conditions reaches 8%. Under favorable natural conditions, growth is about 7%.
Next in efficiency, with a significant lag behind sugar cane, are high-yield agricultural crops - their photosynthetic efficiency ranges from 1% to 2%.
The rest of the plants that do not produce a harvest close the list with the least short-term effectiveness, but not in importance. Their figures range from 0.01% to 2%, but due to their widespread distribution and independent growth without human care, they make a huge contribution to the conversion of greenhouse CO 2 accumulated in the atmosphere into oxygen necessary for breathing.
