Looking to grow and decorate lucky trees and plants inside or outside your home or business establishment? Now is the perfect time to narrow down your options with this quick roundup of trees and plants that are not only easy to care for, but also prized as auspicious in Chinese feng shui:
Lucky bamboo plants.
Symbolic of good luck and success due to their innate endurance, strength, and ability to grow rapidly, the lucky bamboo plants attempt to balance the five (5) natural elements of feng shui in the home or office i.e. wood. , metal, earth, water and fire, which are represented, respectively, by the plant itself, a glass or coin vase, rocks, water itself and a red ribbon. Lucky bamboo plants can be planted as stems or grown in beautiful shapes, like a pyramid.
Place your lucky bamboo plant in a glass vase (or a ceramic vase with a coin) that is filled with natural river rocks for support and at least an inch of low chlorine water and tie a red bow around the glass vase. Feed them a drop of fertilizer, if you can, to keep their roots healthy. Place lucky bamboo plants in a shady spot in your home or office where you want to invite more blessings for good luck and harmony, such as on your workplace counter or in your home living room. In Asia, tying red ribbons on the stem of the lucky bamboo plant during Chinese New Year is a common practice and they are placed on a special table along with other auspicious objects, such as the gold ingot.
Jade plant (Crassula ovata)
The jade plant, also known as the Asian money tree, is considered the ultimate plant symbol for prosperity in many Asian cultures. It is frequently grown as a bonsai in Asian homes, places of business, and gardens due to its ability to grow into a wonderfully lush bonsai tree and is used as a model for Asian mini jade gemstone trees, or as a decoration for artificial plants. with leaves. that are shaped like jade.
The jade plant features succulent ovoid or coin-shaped leaves in the hues of jadeite, hence its name as jade and Asian money tree. As a feng shui cure, it is usually placed in the entryway or southwest corner of the home, restaurant, or business office to strengthen energy and money flow. Jade plants can be grown as indoor or outdoor plants, ideally placed in a location where they can receive direct sunlight, watered to keep the soil moist and their leaves free from dust and dirt on a regular basis. You can also add pebbles on your soil to facilitate water drainage.
Money tree (Pachira aquatica)
The Pachira aquatica is famous as the Chinese money tree due to its 5-lobed webbed leaves, which is considered lucky in Asia and is associated with the five (5) feng shui elements of water, earth, fire, wood and metal. It is often distinguished by its braided stem and flowering leaves which are sometimes made to create a round shaped canopy and is widely used as an ornamental plant in Asia, especially commercial offices and shopping centers, grown as bonsai or gifted. during the chinese new year.
As a native plant to wetlands and swamps, the money tree thrives well in moist soils and in sunny locations with partial shade. When planting them indoors, place them in a well-lit corner and rotate them regularly so they continue to grow straight and leaf evenly.
Moth orchid (Phalaeonopsis orchid)
Asians have recently seen the popularity of Phalaeonopsis orchids, or Moth Orchids, as decoration in major commercial establishments such as shopping malls, as Chinese entrepreneurs use them as a lucky and inspiring Chinese decoration for their businesses. The moth orchid flower shape, believed to resemble moths in flight, essentially contributes to its symbolism for good luck, particularly by referencing the same characteristics of moths as nocturnal creatures that do not stumble into darkness and they are never afraid to leave. close to the light.
Moth orchids can be grown in most orchid potting media, such as tree bark or charcoal, ideally placed outdoors in shady low light and watered enough to keep the pots moist. Its flowers can bloom for a week to two (2) months and are prized as one of the most expensive wedding flowers in tropical Asian countries.
Peace Lily.
Peace lilies are easily distinguished by their white flowers that resemble an anthurium, and are appreciated not only for the way they help purify the indoor air of toxins, but also as a symbol of good luck and harmony. Peace lilies are an auspicious feng shui plant decoration that is fairly easy to care for, best placed in a location where it can acquire indirect exposure to sunlight, and a peace lily pot usually produces flowers that they bloom for a long time.
Citrus and linden trees
Citrus fruits and lime are considered symbols of good health, longevity, wealth and prosperity, and along with lucky bamboo and money plants, decorating a citrus or lime in the home during Chinese New Year is said to encourage good luck, wealth, and good health to the family and company all year long. Citrus and lime are often grown as bonsai, or decorated in their artificial form, in the driveway or in commercial places to encourage success in every endeavor and positive flow of money.
How to choose and use plants as Chinese lucky decoration?
Flowering plants, plants with round or smooth-edged leaves or canopy and with leaves grouped in an auspicious number are commonly considered lucky plant decorations, as well as any plant believed to purify the air. Avoid placing spiky and thorny plants in the front of your house, either inside or outside the fence, as it is said to break the positive flow of wealth and success and aims to arrange plants in pairs to maintain yin balance. and yang inside your home. square.
Most importantly, consider the plants you would like to care for based on your ability to care for them so that you can always keep them healthy and clean, which is exactly what they need to invite the positive flow of chi.