What feng shui plants are suitable for the living room?

Most people place some plants at home to decorate and improve the environment, and the living room is undoubtedly the most suitable place in the home for placing plants. However, placing plants in the living room follows feng shui rules, and only correct placement can bring good fortune to the family. So which plants are good for feng shui when placed in the living room? What are the taboos?

The plants most suitable for the living room are: lucky bamboo, bromeliads (Guzmania), Ming fern (Asparagus retrofractus), Schefflera arboricola, money tree (Pachira aquatica), Zamioculcas zamiifolia, fortune tree (Pachira aquatica), clivia (Clivia miniata), orchids, cyclamen, kumquat, and so on. These types of plants all carry the meaning of good fortune and auspiciousness. When placing plants, never place plants with sharp thorns, such as: cactus, cactus ball, aloe, pine bonsai, and so on. Placing this kind of plant in the living room will directly affect the relationships among family members; couples will often argue, and the family will not be able to live in harmony.

The feng shui dos and don'ts for placing plants in the living room are as follows:

1. Do not choose plants with pointed shapes

When choosing plants, pay special attention to the shape of the leaves. In living room feng shui, plants with pointed leaves generally produce sharp-corner sha qi and are not suitable for placement in the home. If we place plants in the living room, we can choose plants with large leaves and vigorous growth; such plants grow well, and their implication is that their potential energy carries good omens.

2. Choosing plant colors for the living room

When choosing plant colors, we often have many options. Generally, from the angle of color harmony and balance, red and yellow, which carry strong yang energy, are lucky colors; red is generally placed in the south position, while the best position for yellow is the southwest and northeast. In feng shui, white and blue are called cold yin colors, so plants of these colors are best paired with brightly colored ones.

3. Do not place too many plants in the living room

Placing too many plants in the living room is not advisable, otherwise it will affect the airflow in the living room and cause the living room to have heavy yin energy. At the same time, when placing plants, attention should be paid to a suitable mix of large and small sizes to achieve a well-arranged decorative effect. For example, relatively large plants can be placed at the living room entrance, in hall corners, beside the stairs, and other places that do not affect people's activities; small foliage plants can be placed on coffee tables, low cabinets, desk cabinets, corner sofas, and so on.

4. Avoid placing thorny and toxic plants in the living room

When placing potted plants in the living room, avoid placing thorny plants, such as cactus, plants with drooping leaves like small weeping willow, spider plant, and so on; thorny plants will cause disputes in the home and may attract petty people. Placing these plants in the living room not only fails to boost fortune, but also ruins feng shui. Some plants are also unfavorable for feng shui because they contain toxic sap or have allergic fragrances, and these flowers and plants should be avoided, such as: oleander, datura, Dieffenbachia, Syringa oblata, and mimosa.

5. Do not place withered plants or cut flowers in the living room

For potted plant feng shui in the living room, if you want to arrange cut flowers, then pay attention to the shape, quality, artistic charm, and vitality of the flowers, and avoid arranging withered flowers. Withered flowers must be removed immediately, and rotten leaves must also be cut off immediately, so as to preserve good feng shui. Some people, for convenience and to avoid taking care of them, like to buy fake flowers and fake plants to place in the living room, but this is actually a major taboo for placing plants in the living room; fake flowers not only fail to promote feng shui, but also ruin it!

6. Do not let luxuriant plants face the door, otherwise they will block the wealth energy entering the door and the turbid energy leaving the door.