Beat Heat: Cooling plants to bring your home this summer

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is a plant with high water content, with its ability to help with burns, sunburns and skin care. It is also very effective in cooling down the temperature and removing toxins from the air. You can put it in the sun near windows in your home.

Bamboo Palm

Bamboo Palm is a medium-sized houseplant with big leaves which can be put near windows to provide shade from the sun. It also works very well as a dehumidifier in summers with its cooling effects.

Snake Plant

This plant is recommended by NASA as a plant to purify air. Also known as mother-in-laws tongue, it has pointy leaves and emits oxygen at night, cooling down the place and also absorbs toxins from the air.

Peace Lilies

Peace Lilies is a widely preferable pick for summers. An ornamental plant, with its lush and big leaves, it releases huge amounts of oxygen and moisture maintaining the cooling effects in the summers.

Boston Fern

This plant is a natural air purifier. It improves air quality like no other plant. NASA clean air study has found this plant to be especially good at removing volatile pollutants such as formaldehyde from the air. Moreover, it works as a great humidifier too, with cooling effects.

Spider plant

Popular as one of the easiest plants to grow and maintain, this plant is a great addition to your home this summer. Also known as the airplane plant, it is an excellent choice for cooling your indoors and absorbing toxins from the air.

Ficus

This plant is a great statement piece for your home. Also known as Ficus benjamina or weeping fig, this plant is great at keeping the air moisture level up due to its bushy leaves on top. It is a preferable choice to create a mini-cooling plant ecosystem around at home.