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Bedroom plant benefits and recommendations.

  • 02-01-2014 10:40pm
    #1
    Danye
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    Hi,

    I'm looking to get a smallish plant for my bedroom to brighten it up. Is there any other benefits?

    What plants would you recommend?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    rje66
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    Danye wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm looking to get a smallish plant for my bedroom to brighten it up. Is there any other benefits?

    What plants would you recommend?

    Thanks in advance.

    Any will do. Just make sure of aspect. A north facing window will be very different to a south facing one. Also temperature and light and space are considerations . Most plants in a local garden centre will do, read the label and choose what u like.


  • #3
    looksee
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    Yes, there are claims that plants are advantageous in a house for a number of reasons, mostly air purification. There is an interesting article here http://www.bayeradvanced.com/articles/5-benefits-of-houseplants that sums it up.


  • #4
    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    Danye wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm looking to get a smallish plant for my bedroom to brighten it up. Is there any other benefits?

    What plants would you recommend?

    Thanks in advance.

    Lots of choice but cactus is a good start, not fussy and a great selection.


  • #5
    lottpaul
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    Plants are excellent in the house - agree with all of the above but one caution - we had to get rid rid of a number of strongly scented flowering plants from the sitting room/bedroom areas. (esp jasmine and hyacinth) as they were giving me headaches, esp at night. I can't say 100% that they were causing the headaches but once they went, the headaches went too and I've never had any problems at all from the others.


  • #6
    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    lottpaul wrote: »
    Plants are excellent in the house - agree with all of the above but one caution - we had to get rid rid of a number of strongly scented flowering plants from the sitting room/bedroom areas. (esp jasmine and hyacinth) as they were giving me headaches, esp at night. I can't say 100% that they were causing the headaches but once they went, the headaches went too and I've never had any problems at all from the others.

    what people forget is that plants produce oxygen during daylight but extract during darkness, and this has been associated with some problems. Which is why I would not use any plant with strong scent or large foliage in a bedroom area. Something compact and ornamental is fine!


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