Top 19 Best Air Purifying Plants in India for Home

Best Plants to Purify Air Review

So, let’s begin with the Spider plants first followed by other plants.

[TIP: If you have pets, please make sure to check whether the plant is pet-friendly or not. It might harm them if the plant is not pet-friendly and ingested.]

Resilient Spider Plant

The Chlorophytum Spider plants are low-maintenance plants that likely grows in warm and humid climates.

If you admire tropical feelings inside your house, get a spider plant, and enjoy the freshness in your room.

Here are the specifications of the Spider plant:

• No Direct Sunlight
  Do not place the plant in direct sunlight, or else, it might die.
• Watering
  Water this plant twice a week.
• Replantation
  After every 2 years, make sure to replant it in a bigger pot.
• No harmful effects
  Don’t worry about your pet or children playing with this plant, it doesn’t harm them.
• Manure
  It grows well when you add cow manure or vermicompost every three months.
• Where to place it
  Living room, Bedroom, Hanging Basket in Balcony, or Office desk.
• Removes Toxins
  It battles against carbon monoxide, xylene, and other indoor air pollution.

Money Plant

The Money plant proves itself to be a valuable indoor plant due to its capacity to survive in low light. 

For centuries, this plant is said to bring prosperity and luck to your place. So, get at least one money plant for your house.

Here are the specifications of the Money plant:

• Low light plant
  It can survive in low light and also removes indoor pollutants. 
• Low maintenance
  Easy to care plants that can live on the balcony in hanging baskets, bedrooms, or living rooms.
• Texture & Design
  The leaves of this plant are heart-shaped along with the speckles of white or cream colored.
  It brings luck & prosperity to home as per Feng Shui.
• Water Requirement
  Requires to be watered twice a week.
  You can also water it when the top layer of soil dries.
• Height
  Without pot: 6-9 inch
  Plant spread: 8-11 inch
  Pot height: 4 inch
• Pot included
  A self-watering pot is included that stores excess water in the below reservoir. 

Red leaved Chinese Evergreens Plants

Red Leaved Chinese Evergreen Plants also known as Aglaonemas, are the most exotic & stylish indoor plants. It’s an ornamental plant bringing luck.

The leaves are green with red borderline and this plant is commonly named Chinese Evergreens. It’s said to bring luck. Also, NASA recommends it to be an air purification plant.

Here are the specifications of Chinese Evergreens:

• Design & Dimensions
  It’s a natural plant with a white ceramic pot.
  Dimensions of pot: Height: 4.5 inches, Width: 4.5 inches
  Pot and plant height: 12 to 14 inches. 
• Maintenance
  It’s a low-maintenance houseplant.
  Grows well in shade or brightness. But Avoid excess bright sunlight.
  Water when the top layer of the soil dries out. Also, try to keep the pot’s soil moist.
• Oxygen Emission
  It tops in producing oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the larger leaf. Hence purifies the indoor air and provides clean air.
  Purifies toxic indoor chemicals like formaldehyde, VOCs, benzene with phytoremediation process.
• Important care
  When the plant arrives, water it thoroughly and place it outdoors under proper light conditions. After some days, you can bring it indoors after you feel that it starts growing.
• It brings luck & prosperity to home as per Feng Shui.

Anthurium Red Flamingo Flower Plant

Red Flamingo plants are also known as Laceleaf plants, Tailflower Live plants, or Anthurium plants.

Anthurium Red/ Flamingo plant is a plant with low maintenance that has heart-shaped red and waxy blooms lasting for max. 8 weeks. 

This plant blooms for more than 250 days in a year, that too without requiring any special attention and bright indirect light. 

Here are the specifications of the Flamingo plant:

• Requirements
  Light, water, and action.
  It grows well in bright indirect sunlight.
• Watering
  You can water this plant once a week. Try to keep the soil moist.
• Where do they fit
  They can be kept indoors, as they work for the purification of indoor air and provide clean air.
  It also works as an indoor area decorator due to its bright & shiny presence.
• Maintenance
  Low-maintenance plant
• Leaves texture
  Dark, glossy, oblong-shaped leaves. 
• Dimensions
  Height of pot & plant: 19-22 inches
  Width: 13-15 inches
• Fertilizer requirement
  It requires high phosphorus fertilizer once every quarter & healthy soil to grow well.

Ferns Plant (Pteridophytes)

Golden Fern is what you wish for while purchasing a Fern plant. Being an Air Purifier indoor plant, the fern is also a best-selling indoor plant. 

It is also known as a hanging plant. Let’s look at its specs.

Here are the specifications of Golden Fern

• Leaves & Texture
  This plant has golden-green leaves that are dense and the foliage is always happy.
  The beautiful leaves and delicate fronds grow directly in the soil.
• Sunlight Requirement
  Keep the fern plant in bright indirect sunlight as direct sunlight might burn it.
• Low Maintenance
  Golden Fern plant is also a low maintenance plant that helps in air purification.
• Watering schedule
  Requires watering every alternate day.
• Fertilizer requirements
  You should feed Fern with 19-19-19 NPK fertilizer every month (4 weeks). But do not overfeed them or you will find them burnt.
• Air Purification
  Some variants of Fern plants are said to remove formaldehyde xylene from indoor air. Xylene is generally used as a solvent in the printing and rubber industries.

Peace Lily Plant (Spathiphyllum)

Spathiphyllum Sensation is a bigger and better version of the basic peace lily plant.

It’s one of the most admired peace lilies in the world. Additionally, it is an excellent air purifier plant that is easy to grow & low maintenance. 

If you are a first-time gardener, this plant will be perfect for you. 

Here are the specifications of Peace Lily:

• Leaves and Flowers
  With the white majestic flowers, it has large, oblong, glossy leaves.
• Not Safe for pets
  The flowers are poisonous and can harm your pets. So, keep it away from your pets.
• Easy to maintain
  You can water this plant twice a week. Or if you feel that two times watering is over-watering, water when the top layer of soil dry out.
• Light Requirement
  It grows well in low-light and can be kept in the living room, bedroom, and balcony.
• Pot included
  Pot stores excess water below and roots absorb water through capillary action. It can also be placed on the office table.
• Dimensions
  Height without pot 6-11 inches and plant spread: 7-11 inches. Pot height: 4 inches.

Dracaena Reflexa plant

Dracaena Reflexa is also known as the Song of India plant. 

The Dracaena word originated from the Greek word drakaina. It means a female dragon.

It’s an easy to care plant that withstands certain mishandling from you. But not like other strains of Dracaena.

Here are the specifications of Dracaena Reflexa

• Sunlight Requirements
  It’s a plant that needs bright and direct light along with high humid environments.
  Easy growing plant with quick thrive and green leaves with yellow borderline.
• Water requirements
  Do not overwater the plant or else it might die due to congestion. Water when the top layer of the soil appears dry.
• Air Purification
  Some variants of Dracaena plants are said to remove formaldehyde xylene from indoor air. 

Tulsi Plant (Indian Basil)

Tulsi (Hindu Basil) Plant- air purifiers are the most worshipped plant in our Indian culture. 

It has a unique connection with mythology and is considered to be a goddess. 

It can grow from 05 ft to 1.5 ft in height. Let’s look at the reasons why you should have a Tulsi plant at your home.

Here are the specifications of Tulsi Plant:

• Importance
  The scientific name of this plant is Ocimum tenuiflorum / holy basil / tulsi. It’s an aromatic plant that spreads its minty aroma after growing well. Indian Culture Importance
  Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess in Indian culture. 
• Ayurvedic Importance
  Tulsi leaves are widely used in Ayurvedic medicines. It cures coughs and other diseases. They are said to be natural air purifiers.
• Requirements
  Tulsi being such an important plant in our culture, still does not require much maintenance.
  You can water it once every day, or else water it when the top layer of the soil dries.
• It grows well if timely fertilizers are added. However, it becomes a slow-growing plant without fertilizers.
• Air Purification
  Like all other plants, Tulsi also consumes carbon dioxide and produces oxygen, and throws fresh air.

Lucky Bamboo Plants

As per Feng Shui, the bamboo plant is one of the luckiest plants. Easy to grow and also inexpensive that can be placed at offices or homes.

The two-layered luck bamboo brings wealth, positivity, good health, and vibes. 

Here are the specifications of the Bamboo plant

• Best for Home Decor
  Lucky bamboo is a completely exclusive indoor plant that cannot stay outdoors like other indoor plants.
  It’s completely repellent to direct light, unlike plants that love sunlight.
• Where to place the Lucky bamboo plant
  It can be placed in homes or offices but here are some factors that are compulsory to grow bamboo:
  The room temperature of the room where this plant is placed should be between 18-28 degrees Celsius.
  3-4 hours of filtered light or indirect sunlight.
  Avoid moist rooms, placed in a dry atmosphere.
• Watering Requirements
  It drinks only RO water, like us.
  The bamboo plant is placed in a transparent pot with jelly balls around it. The roots are submerged in water.
  Add water when you find that the roots are lacking water, or add a small amount of water every day. 
• Cleaning the Roots
  The roots of Bamboo should be cleaned every 15 days, and also the water should be changed.
• Gift for different occasions
  Green Gifts for Birthdays, Good luck occasions, Housewarming, etc.
  Can be gifted in professional situations as well. 
• Other Details
  Plant height: 8 inch
  2 layers with 17-19 bamboo stalks
  3.4-inch width.

Snake Plant / Mother-In-Law Tongue plant

Snake plant, aka, the Mother in law’s tongue is one of the best air-purifying plants in India. It’s a most famous succulent plant.

It’s the hardest plant that purifies indoor air and keeps the air fresh. It’s almost impossible killing a snake plant as it’s stiff. 

Here are the specifications of the Snake Plant:

• Leaves & Structure
  Being one of the best air purifying plants, snake plant leaves are greener, sword-like and upright.
• Where to place it?
  Snake plants can be placed in the workspace, bedroom, for air purification.
• Type
  It’s an ornamental houseplant with a refreshing look.
• Low Maintenance
  Despite being a low-maintenance plant, it requires high resilience. It densifies in a certain period and the pot might require a replacement soon.
• Dimensions
  Height: 25-40 cm while being shipped.
  The rooted plant is placed in a grow bag that has coco peat soil mixed with micronutrients.

Rubber Plants

A rubber plant is a great choice if you are looking the decorating empty corners of your house with indoor plants.

Due to their variety of leaf structures, these plants are ornamental and help refresh your mood by providing pure air. 

Here are the specifications of Rubber Plants:

• Leave structure
  Leaves have stunning variegation shades like cream, green, and pink.
  It’s a natural air purifier that gets better as it thrives. They are evergreen trees in India.
• Care & Requirements
  It requires maintenance and care from your side. Though being a low maintenance plant, your little care in the right direction helps the plant to grow.
• Fertilizer Requirements
  It requires balanced fertilizer 3-4 times a year.
• Light Requirements
  This plant grows in low – bright light. But the condition is, it requires indirect light. Keep it away from direct light.
• Water Requirements
  Rubber plants require water once a week.

Devil’s Ivy / Marble Queen Plant

The Marble Queen aka Epipremnum Aureum is one of the plants on the list of popular houseplants.

You can also gift Devil’s Ivy as a symbol of luck and prosperity during a house-warming ceremony or a small business start-up. 

Here are the specifications of Devil’s Ivy: 

• Leaves & Structure
  Leaves of the Marble Queen plant are bright jade green colored with cream-colored texture.
  Due to this texture, the leaves have a unique marble-like design them. Hence, this design makes it a perfect plant for decorative indoors.
• Air Purification
  As per some studies, Devil’s Ivy easily removes toluene, formaldehyde xylene, and purifies indoor air. Also, Golden Pothos helps in removing formaldehyde xylene.
  Hence, they are effective indoor air purifiers.
• Marble Queen is not Philodendron
  Both plants have heart-shaped leaves but both are different species.
• Sunlight Requirements
  Marble Queen requires a lot of indirect light for keeping their foliage vibrant.
  No Direct Sunlight!
• Water requirement
  Normally Marble Queen plants can grow only in water, however, if you are growing it in soil, make sure to water once a week.
  Or you can water it when the top layer of soil appears dry.
• With healthy and beautiful roots and leaves, you can give this plant a symbol of luck.
  People who love natural plant gifts might love this plant!
• Due to all these specs, it’s a perfect indoor small plant for decor.

Areca Palm Air Purifier Natural Live Plant

Areca Palm being a staple plant in India was once an endangered plant. Being an undervalued plant, it still remains an excellent air purifier indoor plant.

Unlike other indoor plants, Areca Palm is a pet-friendly and easy-growing plant that grows in moist soil.

Here are the specs of the Areca Palm plant: 

• Delicate Leaves Structure
  It’s a plant with delicate leaves and fronds that grows outwards and adds tropical feelings to the room.
• Low Maintenance plant
  Like palm trees, this plant too is durable, tolerant and low maintenance.
  Due to the tropical leaves structure, the Areca Plant is also most attractive.
• Care & Requirements
  Schedule for watering: Water the plant twice a week.
• Light Requirements
  Make sure that you place the plant in a spot where it receives an abundance of sunlight for great growth.
• Dimensions
  Dimensions of the pot are 4-5 inches in diameter and white in color.
  It gives a refreshing feeling when placed inside your house. 
• Plant Height
  It can grow from 10-15 inches in the prior period.
  It might happen that Areca Palm may require to be transferred to a new pot after 1-2 years.

Aloe Vera Plant

The Aloe Vera plant is also known as the healing aloe plant. This plant can be placed indoors or outdoors, wherever you like.

It’s known as healing aloe because of its medicinal properties. Let’s see what more an aloe plant has for us.

Here are the specifications of the Aloe Vera plant:

• Where to place it?
  Aloe grows well with minimum maintenance, but it requires a little sunlight every day.
  So, you can place it anywhere where it receives little sunlight every day.
  You can also place it in your office space as it spreads elegance and charm.
• Water Requirements
  It requires watering on alternate days. However, if you see the top layer’s soil is drying quite early, water the plant soon. 
• After Receiving care
  Add more soil/ coco peat in the pot if required.

English Ivy

Studies show that English Ivy is capable of removing formaldehyde xylene.

Not only that, the English Ivy plant loves sunlight at a moderate level. Let’s see more features of this plant.

Here are the specifications of the English Ivy plant: 

• Sunlight Lover
  The plant loves moderate light and thrives well in indoor areas.
  But remember to keep it out from the reach of harsh direct sunlight.
• Watering Schedule
  By avoiding overwatering, your plant can grow easily. Water when the soil loses moisture and gets dry.
• Dimension
  Plant spread: 3-5 inches
  Plant height: 9-11 inches
  Pot height: 4 inches
• Avoid the following things:
  Avoid placing this plant in dark and humid places. Repotting is required when the outgrowth of the plant is noticed.

Weeping Fig plant

Weeping Fig, also known as Ficus Prestige is a common plant for both office and house.

It’s a unique variegated easy growing plant that landscape professionals prefer.

If you don’t have spare time for your plants, you can get this one. Just place it in a well-lit place and water as per the requirement. Voila! It grows.

Here are the specifications of Weeping Fig: 

• Type
  Ornamental Plant that suits when grown outdoors or indoors.
• Requirements
  It needs bright indirect light. And do not forget to keep it away from sunlight.
• Watering requirements
  It requires watering once every week. Make sure to avoid overwatering. 
• Light Requirements
  This plant thrives on bright & indirect sunlight. They grow better when you place them in a perfect spot that has situations where they can grow. 

Pineapple Plant

97% of the population likes pineapple. If you belong to that 97%, you might be the most interested person to grow a pineapple plant in your house. 

Here are the specifications of the Pineapple plant: 

• Not pet friendly
  This plant can prove to be toxic for pets if ingested. The fruit that is not fully grown is poisonous and causes gastrointestinal upset & throat irritation.
• Bloom
  The inflorescence of this plant rises from the termination of the stem and remains for two weeks.
  It stunningly looks like spiked red and brown fruit but is still immature.
  After two weeks, the fruit is ready to eat.
• Air Purifying plants
  NASA has approved this plant to provide oxygen and soaks away impurities from the air. 
• Where to place it?
  It can be placed in a bright light room (southern exposure).
  Places with a high humid environment.
  Place where temperature status between 68-85 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Water Requirement
  Water the soil directly and keep it moist, but not overwatering.
  The watering schedule is once a week when the soil turns dry.
• Fertilizer Requirement
  This plant requires Fertilizing once every two months. Fertilizers should have 10-10-10 NPK and 4-6% magnesium.
  Add these contents until flower formation.

Bamboo Palm

Bamboo palm has some lush green foliage that reminds you of a tropical region. 

As the plant increases, the spread of the plant increases. Being an excellent air purifier, it soaks pollutants from the air. 

Using a fertilizer rich in nitrogen helps in the better growth of this plant.

Here are the specifications of the Bamboo Palm Plant:

• Easy to grow
  This plant is easy to grow and maintain. Hence, it can fit easily anywhere.
• Fertilizer Requirements
  You need to feed this plant with balanced nitrogen-containing fertilizers in summer.
• Repotting
  Re-pot the plant when you find roots are full, and there’s no space for the plant to grow.
• Light Requirements
  The bamboo palm grows faster when it receives bright, indirect light. Moreover, it can tolerate fluorescent light also.
• Where to place it?
  You can place bamboo palm as an indoor plant or outdoor plant.

Lady Palm

Like other houseplants, lady palms can fit easily in any corner of the room.

But the requirement is: the plant should be placed near a bright window. Being an easy to care plant, it just requires you to form a regular watering and fertilizing schedule. 

Avoid following tight watering and fertilizing in cooler seasons. 

Here are the specifications of the Lady Palm plant:

• Light Requirement
  Place the plant on a spot that has indirect sunlight, as direct sunlight might burn the leaves.
  Getting filtered or indirect sunlight is what a lady palm requires.
• Soil Requirement
  A soil with excellent drainage and loamy texture is perfect for lady palm. 
• Water Requirements
  This plant is somewhat tolerant to drought once they are mature enough.
  During summer and spring, when the plant is in its best growth period, water whenever the top layer of soil is dry.
  During Winter, have compact watering, ie., decrease watering up to a certain extent.
• Temperature
  Lady Palm tolerates 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit temperature.