spring is here! detox your air and jump start your spring cleaning!
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Is the amount of time per day the average American spends indoors surrounded by TOXIC RESIDUE in the air left behind by cleaners, paint, car exhaust and even flooring!
The 10 houseplants chosen below have especially amazing detoxing power!
Waterings Per Week
FlorescentLight
Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Benzene, Xylene
ToxinsAbsorbed
Improv� Your Air Qualit�
Alo� Ver�Mone� Plan� Peac� Lill�
POTTED PLANTS
Formaldehyde+ air pollutants
Formaldehyde+ air pollutants
the leaves sag when it needs water!
brown spots mean too much light!
loves the humidity in bathrooms!
Partial Sun
�m� t� Det� !Sprin� i� i� th� Air
Arec� Pal�
Formaldehyde+ air pollutants
restores moisture to dry air
Mother-i�-law’�
Toung�Nitrogen, Oxides,Formaldehyde
water once a month great for bedrooms!
Formaldehyde,Benzene,Xylene
Spider Plan�Purpl� Waffl� Golde� Poth�Benzene, Xylene, Formaldehyde,Carbon Monoxide
Formaldehyde+ air pollutants
black spots mean too much water!
likes to be well drained; a great office plant!
water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry
BrightLight Car�
Guid�
HOW MUCH LIGHT DOES YOUR PLANT NEED?
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HANGING PLANTS
TALL PLANTS
Re� Dracaen�Removes residue from lacquers, varnishes, gasoline
Rubber Plan�Formaldehyde,Benzene,Ammonia
can be poisonous if eaten by animals & children!
can grow up to 15 ft tall!water at the base