Common Name Botanical Name Description Orientation Watering Feeding Pollutants Bamboo Palm Chamaedorea seifrizii Clusters of upright stems with narrow leaflets East window Evenly moist biweekly in spring, summer Benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde Chinese Evergreen Aglaonema species Dark-green, oval leaves, edged or spotted with pale green or silver in some varieties North or East window Evenly moist, tolerates some drought Every 2 weeks when growing actively Benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde Corn plant Dracaena fragrans massangeana Arching, sword-shaped leaves with yellow stripes down the center atop a canelike stem East or West window Moist but not wet, let dry a bit between waterings Monthly when growing actively Formaldehyde Dragon Tree Dracaena marginata Narrow, pointed leaves edged in red; slender, canelike stem East or West window Evenly moist but not wet Monthly when growing actively Benzene, trichloroethylene Florist's Chrysanthemum Dendranthema xgrandiflora Single- or many-pedaled daisy flowers in yellow, orange, red, pink, white, purple; lobed green leaves South window. Discard when done blooming Evenly moist do not let dry out Biweekly while in bloom Benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene English Ivy Hedera helix Dense vine with dark-green, lobed leaves, edged or splashed with cream or yellow in some varieties East, West or North window Evenly moist Every 2 to 4 weeks when growing actively Benzene Peace Lily Spathiphyllum cultivars Clump of oblong, dark-green leaves on slender, upright stems; creamy white spathe-and-spadix flowers, usually in spring and summer North or East window Evenly moist, tolerates neglect Monthly when growing actively Benzene, trichloroethylene Golden Pothos Epopermnum aureum Vine with oval to heat-shaped green leaves splashed with yellow North or East window Evenly moist Every 2 to 4 weeks when growing actively Formaldehyde Philodendron Philodendron scandens vine with deep green, heart shaped leaves North, East or West window Let dry between waterings Monthly when growing actively Formaldehyde Snake Plant or Mother-In-Law's Tongue Sansevieria trifasciata Clump of stiff, upright, sword-shaped leaves striped, mottled or edged with varying shades of green and cream. North or East window Let dry between waterings, tolerates neglect Monthly when growing actively Formaldehyde