Seasonal allergies make life uncomfortable for sufferers. Runny noses, itchy skin, and watery eyes are all signs that it is time to head indoors and hide from the triggers that set off your allergies. If you want to buy a few plants to place around your house but don't want your home interior to become another place where allergies make you feel miserable, consider these three plants to add greenery at home.
Peace Lily
The peace lily is an indoor plant that is popular among novice and experienced plant growers. It's a plant that is easy to grow and does not have a complicated maintenance schedule. Provided you remember to water the plant weekly and give it a little sunlight, your lily will bloom large white flowers and healthy, dark-green leaves. Additionally, NASA conducted an experiment regarding indoor house plants and their ability to clean toxins from the air around you. The peace lily absorbs benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene from the air. The only downside to the peace lily is that it is toxic to animals, so you should not have one of these if you have a chewing pet in your home.
Devil's Ivy
Nobody wants the devil in their home, but the name is the only negative thing about this beautiful houseplant. Native to the nearby Solomon Islands, devil's ivy is another easy-to-grow houseplant. Moist soil and indirect sunlight are the two main ingredients that encourage growth in this plant. Just like the peace lily, it absorbs negative allergy-triggering allergens out of the air. Since this plant does not have any flowers, there is no chance of pollen spores being released inside your home.
Ficus Benjamina
The Ficus Benjamina is also called the weeping fig and is commonly found in many Queensland homes because it does not suffer during the high summer temperatures. Again, this plant is very easy to grow and enjoys indirect sunlight so that its leaves do not burn. You must water this plant every couple of days, and the soil should be moist but not wet; otherwise, the plant suffers root rot. This plant does not have any pollen spores, and its leaves absorb toxins out of the air, so your home air remains clean and non-polluted.
Talk to your local plant nursery about other houseplants that can enhance the home without triggering seasonal allergies. You have a huge variety of greenery to choose from.
