6 Most Relaxing Plants For Your Bedroom

1. Peace Lily for Peaceful Sleep (Spathiphyllum spp.)

One of the best plants for your bedroom is the Peace Lily – Spathiphyllum spp. This plant is perfect to start with; what better than one that has “peace” in its name, am I right? But seriously though, this NASA scientist superstar plant helps to filter out benzene, trichloroethylene, and formaldehyde gases and produces oxygen to boot.

Then, if that wasn’t enough for you, this plant gives off moisture that can boost a room’s humidity by up to 5%. Suppressing airborne microbes which cause allergies and rids you of that dry throat and nose that may keep you awake.

2. English Ivy: In a League of its Own (Hedera helix)

English Ivy – Hedera helix is a versatile houseplant that can be grown in hanging baskets. This is another one of those NASA scientist study air-cleaning plants. It proves pretty helpful for people with allergies who need to sleep. According to a study in California, an English Ivy plant reduced airborne particles of fecal matter by an average of more than 94 percent over 12 hours. The level of mold in the air went down by 78.5 percent.

The plant is poisonous to pets, so keep it high in the corner and cut relatively short. Some bright light and occasional misting of water this Ivy League star is wonderful in breaking up that drab corner of the ceiling.

3. Say Your Prayers with the Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)

Prayer Plant – Maranta leuconeura is a plant that kind of lives up to its name. At night the leaves fold up as if it is saying a nighttime prayer. Prayer plants are happiest when grown in a room with dappled light, and the soil is kept evenly moist, like a wrung-out dish sponge. This is what makes them one of the best plants for your bedroom. They are also efficient for low light areas, hence, your bedroom.

Just like many other plants, they will help clean the air from harmful gasses and toxins, plus who doesn’t need a little extra prayer at night?

4. Areca Palm as a Bedroom Plant (Dypsis lutescens)

Areca Palm – Dypsis lutescens is a plant that is commonly found in big box stores and you usually see them in office buildings. They can get large, up to 10 feet, but are extremely slow-growing, so unless you have a tiny bedroom, this plant will be fine.

Once again, NASA paved the way for discovering this plant to be helpful in the bedroom, however, it was while another sinister phenomenon was occurring when they were studying them, that phenomenon was quickly linked to poor indoor air quality and became known as Sick Building Syndrome.

Since then, these palms have become a staple to helping people working in these buildings that suffered such things as allergies, asthma, headaches, and loss of concentration. Imagine the benefits of waking up with at least some relief from those issues?

5. Aloe Vera Has a Burning Desire for Sleep

Aloe – Aloe vera is one of my absolute favorites. It will survive a great deal of neglect, other than too much water. Having emergency burn or minor scratch treatment always on hand could never be considered a bad thing.

Aloe produces oxygen at night and helps to keep your home free from benzene gasses, which can be found in paints and certain household cleaners. If that wasn’t enough reason to run out and buy a dozen of these plants, they have been reported to remove 90% of the formaldehyde in the air as well as other harmful microorganisms and even absorb dust in the air.

Provide as much bright light as you can or even a little dappled sunlight through the window and your aloe will be a happy camper.

6. Mother-in-Law’s Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata)

Mother-in-Law’s Tongue – Sansevieria trifasciata while having anything to do with a Mother in Law in the bedroom could be construed as a bad thing, this plant has any MIL’s beat. It is a very easy plant to care for, tolerates lots of external stimuli abuse, emits oxygen at night, and cleans the air of many harmful gases. This plant is also a tough type of house plant.

In the way of light, it only needs bright diffused, never direct sunlight. The occasional drink of water, as it is very drought tolerant. It might need an occasional wiping off with a damp rag to remove any dust that builds up on the long slender leaves. Read our care guide for this plant.

Coming to Rest

As you can see, bedroom plants mean more than just decorations to your room. They are all easy to care for, don’t mind a little abuse, and they can get rid of harmful toxins and gasses in the air that could disrupt your sleep. There are many other choices out there, these are just ones that I trust, know and feel should be in everybody’s bedroom.

So what’s your favorite bedroom plant? Get chatty with us, one never stops learning!

You might also want to check some interesting articles about plants like 21 Best Shade Plants, 15 Most Common House Plants, and 8 Best Indoor Plants That Clean The Air.