Slow the Spread of COVID-19 with Plants

/ Kelly Mac Interiorscapes/

Great news! A recent study from UC Davis and the University of Oregon demonstrates the spread of the novel coronavirus was slowed in indoor environments with higher humidity.

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“Virus particles like drier air, so maintaining a high relative humidity can help. Virus-bearing droplets get bigger in humid air, meaning they settle out more quickly and don’t travel as far.”

As interior plant design professionals have long known, plants increase interior humidity by pulling water up from their roots and transpiring most of it into the atmosphere.

Higher humidity increases human comfort, deceases respiratory and skin irritations and decreases demand on building HVAC systems, lowering the building’s energy costs and carbon footprint.

Finally, something we can all agree on! Feel great about bringing more plants into your spaces for healthier and happier indoor living!

Stay healthy and safe everyone! We hope to see you all soon!

All the best,

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Eileen and Kevin Kelly
Connecting You with Nature, since 1994.

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