Plants - Indoor Plants

Keep your houseplants healthy all winter long

By: Larry Hodgson

Add a little extra TLC to your plant care routine

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All plants absorb harmful toxins given off by substances such as household paints, plastics and cleaning products, and they also help suppress harmful bacteria. The following 10 houseplants have been shown in ongoing NASA studies to be particularly effective in cleaning the air:

• Reed palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
• Areca palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens syn. Areca lutescens)
• ‘Janet Craig' dracaena (Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig')
• Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
• ‘Alii' ficus (Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii')
• English ivy (Hedera helix)
• Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis')
• Miniature date palm (Phoenix roebelenii)
• Lady palm (Rhapis excelsa)
• Peace lily (Spathiphyllum spp.)

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SOURCES
Blomidon Nurseries Ltd.: Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii.

Greengate Garden Centres Ltd.: Chamaedorea seifrizii, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii.

Hole's Greenhouses & Gardens Ltd.: Chamaedorea seifrizii, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii, Rhapis excelsa.

Humber Nurseries Ltd.: Chamaedorea seifrizii, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii, Rhapis excelsa.

Mandeville Garden Centre (604-434-4111): Chamaedorea seifrizii, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii, Rhapis excelsa.

Minter Country Garden: Chamaedorea seifrizii, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii, Rhapis excelsa.

Vermeer's Garden Centre & Flower Shop (905-735-5744): Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig', Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii', orchids, Phoenix roebelenii, Rhapis excelsa.