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Plants in baby's room

SazhrahSazhrah member
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I am a big plant person. I love everything about them. I have a few that are air purifiers and others that are humidifiers and others that are just plain pretty.

I don't want to have an electric humidifier in the baby's room (living in the desert makes it create more issues then helps) and we have swamp cooling so in the summer time it is always moist and humid in the house.  So, I was thinking of putting a Peace Lilly in the baby's room and DD's room so purify and humidify the air naturally. I know that the kids wont eat them (they are poisonous).  I have also read that English Ivy is good too.

Are any of you thinking of doing this?

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  • mesrmesr
    i think it's a great idea, but i'd go for a non-poisonous plant just in case. 
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  • IdigDirtIdigDirt member
    After studying horticulture for 7 years, this is news to me. I will have to try that.
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  • northtamaracknorthtamarack member
    I am a huge plant person.  I'm thinking of hang a plant from the celling to avoid tipping over/ripping off leaves.  Most likely I'd go with an ivy, but not decided yet. 
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  • OpheliaChemOpheliaChem member
    I have several plants in the baby's room. They are up on shelves and I have no concerns about her eating them when she becomes mobile. I love plants for the same reasons you do! Besides, the greenery looks awesome in the room :-) I heard that Peace Lilies and Ivy are great too!


     

      
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  • bt3701bt3701
    I love plants, and I'd probably put one in the baby's room but it gets really little light.... I'm not sure what would survive in there!
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  • SazhrahSazhrah member
    imagebt3701:
    I love plants, and I'd probably put one in the baby's room but it gets really little light.... I'm not sure what would survive in there!
    Peace Lillies love the shade. Require little water and care. They are very hearty plants and are one of the highest ranked plants by NASA for it's air purifying properties. Try that.
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  • saunderslm2saunderslm2

    imageSazhrah:
    imagebt3701:
    I love plants, and I'd probably put one in the baby's room but it gets really little light.... I'm not sure what would survive in there!
    Peace Lillies love the shade. Require little water and care. They are very hearty plants and are one of the highest ranked plants by NASA for it's air purifying properties. Try that.

    ::looking at peace lily on the top of the desk::

    good to know it does those things... I probably need 15 more in my house!

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  • prothumiaprothumia
    What about a peace lily floating in a fishbowl with a betta in it?  
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  • SarahinRichmondSarahinRichmond

    We're definitely thinking about doing this. We have several downstairs and in our room that are air purifiers. I'm not sure what type we're going to get yet but I'll definitely look into a Peace Lilly!

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  • IdigDirtIdigDirt member

    imageSazhrah:
    imagebt3701:
    I love plants, and I'd probably put one in the baby's room but it gets really little light.... I'm not sure what would survive in there!
    Peace Lillies love the shade. Require little water and care. They are very hearty plants and are one of the highest ranked plants by NASA for it's air purifying properties. Try that.

    Now that you mention it I did read that study, I tend to block out all memories from grad school. Do you have it? If don't have access to it and are still looking for recs I have a paper I wrote including data from that study and can give you the list. I think there were 15 plants shown to have purifying properties. 

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    imageSazhrah:
    imagebt3701:
    I love plants, and I'd probably put one in the baby's room but it gets really little light.... I'm not sure what would survive in there!
    Peace Lillies love the shade. Require little water and care. They are very hearty plants and are one of the highest ranked plants by NASA for it's air purifying properties. Try that.

    Now that you mention it I did read that study, I tend to block out all memories from grad school. Do you have it? If don't have access to it and are still looking for recs I have a paper I wrote including data from that study and can give you the list. I think there were 15 plants shown to have purifying properties. 

    Here is the link that has helped me a lot https://air-purifier-reviewsite.com/blog/15-house-plants-you-can-use-as-air-purifiers/ I like peace lillies with the beta but my dogs would try to knock it over.
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