Is the Happiness Tree suitable for growing in the living room?
The Happiness Tree (Radermachera sinica) has extremely high ornamental value and feng shui significance, with a beautiful tree shape and elegant posture, symbolizing happiness and peace. If the Happiness Tree is cleverly paired to decorate the home, it can fill the home with romantic and comfortable colors, thus becoming a beautiful scenic line. Let's take a look below at whether it is good to put a Happiness Tree in the living room!
Is it good to put a Happiness Tree in the living room?
The Happiness Tree is a plant that relatively likes light and can also tolerate slight shade, so full sun and semi-shade environments are both fine, which means growing a Happiness Tree in the living room is completely feasible. Placing a Happiness Tree in the living room can effectively improve indoor air quality, effectively absorb harmful gases such as formaldehyde and benzene, and can also absorb carbon monoxide, tobacco odors, and more. Moreover, placing a pot of small green-leafed Happiness Tree on the coffee table in the living room, while complementing the elegant home decor, adds a touch of coziness to the furniture.
The feng shui role of the Happiness Tree
1. Living room: The furnishings in the living room can reflect the owner's character, taste, and personality. The Happiness Tree carries the meaning of bringing happiness to people. If a pot of graceful Happiness Tree is placed in the living room, it will make the living room appear more plain and unadorned, tall and elegant.
2. Study: The study is an elegant, quiet, and orderly place, requiring plants that have a calming and soothing effect, and the Happiness Tree can serve this purpose. At the same time, the wealth position in the study is suitable for placing large-leafed plants to gather wealth, and the Happiness Tree is also very suitable for placement there.
3. Balcony: The balcony is the most open place in the home, able to absorb outside sunlight, air, wind, and rain, and is the place where the residence takes in energy. Placing plants on the balcony has two effects, resolving negative energy and promoting vitality, and the vitality-promoting Happiness Tree is also very suitable for placement there.
How to grow the Happiness Tree
1. Temperature: The Happiness Tree likes a warm and humid environment. During the day it should be kept between 19-21°C, and at night between 18-20°C. Too high or too low will affect growth. When the ambient temperature is very high, shade should be provided appropriately with a shed. In winter, the temperature must not be lower than 8 degrees.
2. Humidity: The Happiness Tree likes humidity. Indoor humidity should be kept between 70-80%. If the humidity is too low or it is in a dry environment for a long time, the leaves will curl and turn yellow, thus affecting its ornamental value.
3. Light: The Happiness Tree relatively likes light and can also tolerate slight shade, so full sun and semi-shade environments are both fine. Potted plants should be placed by a window with ample light during indoor display. If placed in a dim indoor area for a long time, it is prone to leaf drop.
4. Watering: The Happiness Tree likes moisture and fears dryness. During the seedling stage, keep the seedbed moist. In hot and dry seasons, attention should be paid to water supply. To prevent excessive growth, watering can be controlled when new shoots emerge in spring. In summer and autumn, spray regularly, but do not water too much, to avoid waterlogging and root rot.
6. Soil: The Happiness Tree likes loose, fertile, well-drained soil rich in humus. It can be mixed with garden soil + leaf mold + decomposed organic fertilizer + river sand in a 5:3:1:1 ratio. At the same time, perlite or vermiculite should be added to the soil to avoid soil compaction.
7. Fertilizing: The Happiness Tree grows relatively quickly and needs more nutrients. During the growing period, it needs frequent fertilizing. Generally, a mixed fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in equal proportions is sufficient. Diluted thin fertilizer water can also be used instead of clean water. Fertilizing should be stopped in winter.