Sunday, May 23, 2010

Do some house plants produce more oxygen than others of the same size?

The more leaf area the more oxygen the plant will produce. It can be several large leaves or hundreds of small leaves. The Peace Lily is a very good houseplant for that purpose. I read a report NASA is studying it for use on the space station.

Do some house plants produce more oxygen than others of the same size?
Spider plants produce a lot of oxygen. In time your one plant becomes many plants in one. The more root bound they become, the more babies they will have.
Reply:Definitely. The larger the leaf, the more oxygen. A philodendron will produce more oxygen than a fern for example.


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