Overview
- Since Diwali, Delhi’s air quality has stayed in the poor to very poor range with bouts of severe, according to CPCB categories.
- Nursery owners report that daily sales of air‑purifying plants have roughly doubled to more than 100 in recent days.
- Customers increasingly seek named varieties such as Snake Plant, Peace Lily, Areca Palm, Money Plant, Spider Plant, Aglaonema, Rubber Plant and Boston Fern.
- Buying patterns span a few plants to bulk orders of 30–40, with prices from Rs 150 to Rs 1,500 and total spends reaching about Rs 10,000.
- Botanists cited say these plants absorb gases and trap particulate matter to improve indoor air, while many homes already use mechanical air purifiers.