These plants purify the air, removing VOC’s and more via NASA study

Sansevieria ‘ Gold Twist’ is an indestructible, beautiful houseplant which purifies the air. Most gardeners are familiar with a taller variety with a common name of mother-in-law tongue. This plant is growing in the Tropical Forest at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Photo by Doug Oster Tribune-Review

Here’s the list from a NASA study which looked at houseplants and how they remove volatile organic compounds from the air.

Aj Ewing, outdoor display foreman for Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens agrees that these plants do the job, but adds that most houseplants will clean the air.

When choosing plants, he says, it’s more important to grow something that will thrive in the home.

Here’s the NASA list of plants-