spring is here! detox your air and jump start your spring cleaning!

Is the amount of time per day the average American spends indoors surrounded by TOXIC RESIDUE in the air left behind by cleaners, paint, car exhaust and even flooring!

The 10 houseplants chosen below have especially amazing detoxing power!

Waterings Per Week

FlorescentLight

Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Benzene, Xylene

ToxinsAbsorbed

Improv� Your Air Qualit�

Alo� Ver�Mone� Plan� Peac� Lill�

POTTED PLANTS

Formaldehyde+ air pollutants

Formaldehyde+ air pollutants

the leaves sag when it needs water!

brown spots mean too much light!

loves the humidity in bathrooms!

Partial Sun

�m� t� Det� !Sprin� i� i� th� Air

Arec� Pal�

Formaldehyde+ air pollutants

restores moisture to dry air

Mother-i�-law’�

Toung�Nitrogen, Oxides,Formaldehyde

water once a month great for bedrooms!

Formaldehyde,Benzene,Xylene

Spider Plan�Purpl� Waffl� Golde� Poth�Benzene, Xylene, Formaldehyde,Carbon Monoxide

Formaldehyde+ air pollutants

black spots mean too much water!

likes to be well drained; a great office plant!

water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry

BrightLight Car�

Guid�

HOW MUCH LIGHT DOES YOUR PLANT NEED?

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HANGING PLANTS

TALL PLANTS

Re� Dracaen�Removes residue from lacquers, varnishes, gasoline

Rubber Plan�Formaldehyde,Benzene,Ammonia

can be poisonous if eaten by animals & children!

can grow up to 15 ft tall!water at the base