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Did you know that even NASA agrees that house plants are good for you? It’s true. \u00a0In this article I recently wrote for Tanja Ellis Culture Home, a beautiful lifestyle website, I describe several house plants that help scrub the air of harmful chemicals. \u00a0Read: House Plants for Cleaner Air.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

PS: Orchids such as this phalenopsis (moth orchid) are one of the flowering plants that clean the air. \u00a0You can have beautiful plants and a healthier home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that even NASA agrees that house plants are good for you? It’s true. \u00a0In this article I recently wrote for Tanja Ellis Culture Home, a beautiful lifestyle website, I describe several house plants that help scrub the air of harmful chemicals. \u00a0Read: House Plants for Cleaner Air.\u00a0 PS: Orchids such as this…<\/p>\n

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