These Six Plants Will Help Keep Your Home Cool This Summer

Jun 11, 2018 by apost team

If you are looking for an environmentally friendly way of cooling your home this summer, you just need to stop by your local nursery to pick up a few house plants. Scattering a few leafy plants around your home can cool the space down by several degrees. And, as an added bonus, they will also help detoxify the air inside your home. Let's look at six plants that will definitely make your home more comfortable during the hot months of the year. 

Houseplants help keep the inside of your home cool and comfortable when temperatures outside are soaring. They do this through transpiration. Plants soak water up through their roots and transport it up into the leaves. Along the underside of the leaf, there are openings that allow the moisture to escape. This release of moisture into the air helps keep the home between 30 and 60 percent humidity, the ideal human comfort zone. 

An additional benefit of using houseplants to cool the house naturally is their ability to filter toxins out of the air. They are also inexpensive when compared to the costs of cooling your home complete with air conditioning. 

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The spiny branches of the aloe vera plant hold the juice that is so effective for treating sunburns after a day in the sun. This plant is very efficient in its cooling efforts and is also known to filter formaldehyde out of the surrounding air. You can find them at most nurseries, or start your own from a cutting. 

The many leaves of the Areca palm tree release plenty of moisture to help keep your home comfortable. It also filters air toxins like formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and benzene. Since they are very common, you can grab one from almost any home improvement center at a reasonable price. 

The rounded leaves of the ficus tree offer an aesthetic beauty as well as natural cooling. Also known as the weeping fig, this tree can filter a lot of air pollutants out of your home's interior space. 

The fronds of the fern plant gently release moisture into your home's air. They are also, according to NASA, one of the most efficient plants when it comes to removing toxins, especially formaldehyde, from the surrounding atmosphere. 

Angular leaves sprout up from the base of the snake plant, also known as mother-in-law's tongue. It is one of the top plants recommended by NASA for air filtration. It produces lots of oxygen at night, while absorbing a number of toxins at the same time.

If you are looking for a houseplant that you can't kill, the golden pathos is the one for you. It doesn't need a lot of light and takes very little maintenance to remain healthy. Its gently rounded edges make it a great addition for cooling your home. 

These six houseplants will help keep your home cooler this summer while naturally filtering out the toxins that pollute inside air. Do you know of a family member or friend who could benefit from these plants? Let them see for themselves.