Having difficulties sleeping at night? Maybe you don’t believe in plants, but many people fighting insomnia swear on several plants that have helped them fall asleep and improved their sleep.
Here’s a list of 10 plants that will help you improve your sleep!
1. Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is known for its ability to improve the quality of the air. After the sun sets at night, Aloe Vera starts releasing oxygen into the air. Therefore, if you sleep in a room next to this plant, it will help you drift off much quicker.
2. Jasmine
Just by smelling this plant you instantly get a feeling of calmness as it has the ability to relax your body. The scent is known to lower anxiety and helps in better sleep if you place it in the room where you sleep. As it reduces stress, Jasmine will enable you to sleep with less tossing and turning and give you more energy during the day.
3. Lavender
Another flower that does wonders with its powerful scent. Lavender is believed to slow your heart rate and lower stress, two key factors that will provide better sleep. Lavender plants need full sun and well-drained soil, so a window that receives full sunshine is best for them.
4. Snake Plants
Snake plants are very easy to care for without giving them a lot of attention, as you don’t need to water it more than once or twice a week. Snake plant fills the room with oxygen at night, but it also filters out the pollutants and carbon dioxide that are already in the air.
5. English Ivy
English Ivy is extremely effective at purifying mold and other airborne pollutants that are in the air in less than a day. It is also a great tool to use for individuals with asthma or severe allergies. It doesn’t need lots of light, and this makes it a very simple plant to maintain and care for. Be careful, the leaves are poisonous to children and pets, so make sure you place it somewhere they won’t be able to touch it.
6. Peace Lily
Peace lilies are a great alternative for better sleep. Sometimes a dry, itchy throat keeps you up all night. This is the plant that adds some moisture to the air that will help clear that dryness up that prevents you from sleeping. And, of course it is another plant that requires minimal care. It likes partial shade and to be watered once a week, so it should be comfortable anywhere in your bedroom.
7. Gardenia
Gardenia has the ability to fight anxiety, so if you are having trouble sleeping or the quality of your sleep is poor, the scent of gardenia will help you. Gardenia does not like direct sunlight, they prefer acidic soil, and they don’t like to be in temperatures above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Valerian
the roots of this plant were used by Romans to help their patients fall asleep, so if you place the plant in your bedroom, it will have the same effect today. It is also often mixed with other sleep remedies to help cure insomnia.
9. Gerbera Daisy
These daisies are a favorite to people suffering from seasonal allergies or sleep apnea. During the night, these plants release oxygen into the air. Be careful with taking care of this plant as it is a difficult plant to care for. The roots can get fungal disease easily, so you will need to make sure that it gets the bright light that it wants without the heat.
10. Golden Pothos
These plants are excellent to place in your bedroom if you live in a big city full of pollution. This plant can clean nearly 70 percent of all of the pollutants that are in the air as quickly as a day. Just be careful because the plant is mildly toxic, and keep it out of reach of kids and pets.