At Citrus.com, we advocate growing citrus trees at home for the delicious fruit they provide as well as the beauty they add to your surroundings. But it’s not just the fruit that benefits your health and mindset – in addition to adding color and vibrancy to your home, growing citrus trees indoors can also improve your mental and physical well-being in ways you probably didn’t even realize
Professional and amateur horticulturists alike have been aware of how keeping and tending to houseplants can change physical aspects of the environment in pleasant ways. Here are just a few reasons way:
Houseplants Help with Allergy Relief
Do you suffer from a nagging cough, burning eyes, sinus headaches or unexplained sneezing? If your doctor tells you allergens are the culprit, it may surprise you to learn that adding plants around your house may help. Studies show that rooms containing plants have less dust and mold than rooms that don’t. That’s because leaves and other parts of the plants act as natural filters to catch allergens and other airborne particles. This means that growing a grapefruit tree indoors will help boost your immunity even before it produces delicious, high-in-vitamin-C fruit!Houseplants Make us Happy
Plants not only can brighten up your surroundings, but they can lift your mood. Studies show that those who have plants at home tend to feel calmer and worry less. Plants with bright colors in particular are a good pick-me-up. So, liven up your surroundings by growing kumquats indoors, and see if the sight (and later, the flavor) of the bright, jewel-like fruit improves your outlook!Houseplants put Moisture Back in the Air
Rooms that are artificially cooled or heated may be more comfortable temperature-wise, but they can be hard on your sinuses and skin. That’s because furnaces and air conditioners can sap humidity from the air, particularly during the winter. That not only makes you uncomfortable, with dry, itchy sinuses and skin – it also leaves you more vulnerable to catching a cold or other virus. That good news is that houseplants add much-needed moisture back into the air you breathe! Growing an indoor citrus tree can be especially helpful because you’ll want to add extra moisture to them to help them thrive (this can be as easy as resting the pot your plant lives in on top of a shallow tray of pebbles with a little water at the bottom).Houseplants Improve Air Quality
Carpets, paint, cleaners, printer toners and inks, and many other indoor objects give off pollutants called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). They can build up in the air and irritate your eyes and skin, worsen your asthma, or make it hard for you to breathe. Houseplants can soak up VOCs. Keeping some indoor citrus plants is a great way to naturally scrub the air in your home clean.Houseplants Help Reduce Stress Levels
Feeling the weight of daily pressures? See if finding an indoor olive tree for sale to add to your décor helps you relax! Being around plants has a calming effect on people, and this Mediterranean vegetation may even add an exotic, getting-away-from-it-all feel to your surroundings. Studies measuring people’s blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol levels (a stress hormone) while under mental stress showed a beneficial effect when the subjects were performing tasks in rooms containing plants.Houseplants Help You Pay Attention Better
As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, at-home learning days have been a challenge for students. Studies have shown that students learning in classrooms that contained several potted plants tended to perm better in spelling, math, reading and other subjects than students studying in rooms that didn’t contain plants. By adding potted plants to your home environment, the whole family may find it easier to concentrate on tasks and retain facts better.
