The benefits and dangers of plants in the room

Plants in the interior have a favorable effect on humans: they clean the air of dust and harmful gases, reduce nervous tension, create a cozy and favorable atmosphere. According to research by specialists, certain species have proven to be especially useful. So, some plants are endowed with phytoncidal properties - the ability to release volatile substances that kill microorganisms in the air or slow down their reproduction. This is a lemon tree, thuja, geranium, begonia, chlorophytum, rosemary. Ferns and some other species have the ability to increase the humidity of the air in the room. Conifers, Cereus, Crotons fill the shortage of negatively charged ions. Heavy metal particles absorb asparagus. The fragrant essential oils secreted by potted plants scare away harmful insects. The smell of geranium, for example, can not stand the flies, mosquitoes, moths. Xylene and toluene, released by paints and varnishes, are neutralized with Benjamin ficus and Dieffenbachia. Phenol, the source of which are polymeric materials and chipboard furniture, can be neutralized with the help of spathiphyllum, syngonium, and solianium. Money flow actively absorbs nicotine.

In a separate group, it is customary to distinguish predatory plants that prey on insects. This is a Venus flytrap with slamming trap leaves; sarracenia with emerald, with a thick net of crimson veins, leaves flowing with sweet juice; sundew holding prey with droplets of sticky mucus located at the ends of the bristles, as well as nepentis, Zhyryanka, pemphigus and darlingtonia. Just do not try to feed your predators with dead insects - from this they can die.

But indoor plants can be dangerous not only for insects, but also for your pets, cats and dogs, eager for any greenery. The sap of leaves, stems and even oleander flowers, solianum, lily of the valley, hyacinth, cyclamen and some other species are poisonous to them.