Even if you are good at cleaning around the home, which includes hoovering often, do you find dust balls appearing around the house in just a short amount of time?
If so, adding some clever greenery to the home in the form of air-puryfying plants could stop the dust from building up in your house.
Plant expert Ralph revealed: “Houseplants with large, shiny, and waxy foliage provide extensive surface area to attract and capture dust.”
One of the best air-purifying houseplants is the Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii), which is native to southeastern Asia, from southwestern China, northern Laos and northern Vietnam.
Ralph claimed: “The purification capability changes with light intensity and becomes more effective when the room temperature and humidity are both on the higher side.”
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) added the miniature date palm is best grown in a “loam-based compost”.
To thrive, the dust-beating houseplant requires an area in the home that is bright, but is sheltered from direct sunlight.
The RHS added: “When in growth water moderately and feed with a balanced fertiliser once a month. Water sparingly in winter.”
Ralph recommended the “ZZ plant”, otherwise known as Zamioculcas zamiifolia, to add to the home.
“This low-maintenance houseplant with dark green leaves helps in cleaning indoor air by absorbing harmful air pollutants from the surroundings,” said Ralph.
The easy-to-care-for houseplant “looks great in small pots” so Ralph said it’s an ideal plant to add to the bedroom.
He added: “The small waxy and shiny leaves of the plant are quite effective in trapping the airborne dust and particulate matter.
“Keep it in the bedroom and mist the foliage once a day to see the best results.”
The RHS emphasised how easy-going the ZZ plant is by saying it is “tolerant to neglect”.
You could leave the ZZ plant in any part of the home, as long as it’s shady, and it will thrive.
This means it could thrive in any south-facing, north-facing, east-facing, or west-facing part of the home.
“No pruning required,” the RHS added. “Remove faded leaves and flowers at soil level”
