Plants That Help You Sleep, Breathe, and Heal FIVE HOUSEPLANTS WORTH KEEPING FOR THE WAY THEY MAKE A ROOM FEEL
Indoor plants do quiet work in a home. They soften corners, fill in bare shelves, and tie a room together with shape and color in a way few other decorating moves can. The aesthetic case for houseplants is old and well-made. The less-known story is what plants do for the people who live with them. Research has connected indoor plants to better mood, calmer baseline stress, and steadier sleep. Mycobacterium vaccae, a soil bacterium present in most potting mixes, has been shown
to raise serotonin production in the brain, which is one piece of why repotting a houseplant can feel restorative. The other piece is harder to measure: the presence of green in a room changes how the room feels. This piece walks through five houseplants commonly associated with wellness, with notes on what people tend to value them for, where they fit in a home, and how to keep them alive long enough to enjoy what they bring.
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