A simple and comfortable living environment can help people relax and experience the satisfaction and happiness that only home can provide after a busy day. People who understand taste and enjoy life will incorporate plant elements into their home decor, especially white-collar workers who pursue a high-quality lifestyle. Reasonably incorporating green plants into home decor not only beautifies the space and purifies the air, but also enriches people's visual experience, increases the three-dimensionality of the entire living space, and integrates the natural atmosphere with daily life.
In a busy and hectic work life, people often long for a carefree life in nature, but most of their time is spent in their homes or offices. Therefore, the desire for nature and freedom, as well as the need to express a comfortable and casual lifestyle in a relatively enclosed and small space like a home, makes people think of green plants. People's living spaces often have a large amount of dust and mixed gases composed of waste gases due to small temperature differences, low humidity, and relatively less light. Therefore, green plants are essential in both work and living environments.
Lush green plants not only satisfy people's aesthetic requirements but also bring health benefits. Below, we will introduce several common green plants that not only provide visual enjoyment but also have some lesser-known functions.
⑴ Dracaena: Can decompose trichloroethylene, which is mainly present in photocopiers and laser printers. It is also found in detergents and adhesives. Trichloroethylene is mainly used in the liver and damages the normal function of the liver.
⑵ Ivy: It can be called a small detoxifier and can decompose benzene and trichloroethylene.
⑶ Snake plant: Compared to commonly used air fresheners, it is more environmentally friendly and can absorb benzene and trichloroethylene.
⑷ Gardenia: Its green leaves, white flowers, and fragrant scent have strong pollution resistance and good resistance to sulfur dioxide, fluorine, and hydrogen chloride in the air.
⑸ Spider plant: It primarily absorbs formaldehyde and can also decompose substances emitted by photocopiers and printers. It can also absorb nicotine in smoke.
⑹ Peace lily: It can absorb sulfur dioxide and chlorine gas in the atmosphere.
⑺ Rose: Its fragrance can uplift people's mood, create a sense of pleasure, and have a calming and hypnotic effect.
Editor's Note: The choice of flowers in the living space is important. Cactus plants contain unique organic alcohols and have the function of storing oxygen. Cactus plants open their stomata at night, releasing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide. Therefore, they are known as the "workers" of indoor green air purification. Jasmine, Milan, osmanthus, and other plants emit volatile essential oils and negative ions at night, which can effectively prevent colds and other diseases. Flowers such as bamboo palm and chrysanthemum can not only absorb toxic gases such as carbon dioxide at night but also secrete sterilizing gases under weak light, which has a good effect on improving the body's antibacterial ability.
