How to care for the bamboo-stem lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana): points you must pay attention to
I. Morphological characteristics and growth habits of the bamboo-stem lucky bamboo
1. As the name suggests, its stems are certainly like bamboo, and it stays evergreen all year round.
2. Its leaves are not as slender as bamboo leaves, but rather large, stiff leaves.
3. It is a plant that likes moisture, so it grows in places with relatively abundant rainfall.
4. It cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, yet it relatively prefers warmth, so it cannot grow in places where winter temperatures are low.
5. It also has certain requirements for soil; the soil must be relatively fertile. Southern China is very suitable for its growth.
II. How to grow the bamboo-stem lucky bamboo
1. When growing it indoors, pay attention to watering and fertilizing it on time.
2. Pay attention to the indoor temperature; do not set the air conditioner temperature too low, nor too high.
3. Pay attention to preventing pests and diseases; you can spray it with some insecticide.
4. Place it in a shaded spot to avoid direct sunlight; too high a temperature will turn its leaves yellow.
5. Loosen the soil for it regularly; soil that is too compact is not good for its growth.
III. Uses and symbolic meanings of the bamboo-stem lucky bamboo
1. Ornamental value: it is often grown by people as a potted plant, because its leaves and the plant itself look attractive and it stays evergreen all year round, so many people like to grow it.
2. It carries the symbolic meaning of health and longevity, so many people give it as a gift to the elderly.
3. It also symbolizes wealth and honor, so planting it in front of the door is also very good.
4. It also carries the symbolic meaning of noble purity, because bamboo in people's minds is always upright and noble, and its stems are very similar to bamboo, so it has this meaning as well.
After this introduction, you must have gained some understanding of how to grow the bamboo-stem lucky bamboo.
Which flowers and potted plants are suitable for a dining room? Flower choices for the dining room
Dining room flowers
Principles for arranging flowers in the dining room
(1) For dining room decoration, choose green plants that make people feel cheerful and can increase appetite, such as begonias and Christmas flowers, to add a joyful atmosphere. Placing medium-sized potted plants on the serving table has the effect of creating a partition.
(2) Bright green potted plants can all be placed around the dining room. In the center of the dining room, you can place spring orchids, autumn chrysanthemums, or summer coleus (coleus) according to the season. Above the dining table, you can hang a pot of spider plant, which looks “elegant” and romantic, greatly stimulating appetite.
(3) If the climate is relatively humid, you can also place a small pot of mosquito-repellent geranium beside the dining table; a fresh fragrance immediately fills the air, and it has a mosquito-repellent effect. The more water there is, the better the effect.
Choosing flowers for the dining room
Because the dining room is limited by various conditions, such as light, temperature and humidity, and ventilation, even more attention should be paid to the choice of dining room plants.
(1) When choosing plants
a. Consider which plants can find a living space in the dining room environment.
b. Consider how much effort you can put into caring for the plants. If a busy person grows a pot of plants that require meticulous care, the result will certainly be very disappointing.
(2) Give priority to shade-tolerant plants:
a. Most dining rooms do not have a good lighting environment, so it is best to choose mainly shade-tolerant foliage plants or semi-shade plants. An east- or west-facing dining room is suitable for growing asparagus fern, lucky bamboo, and umbrella papyrus; a south- or north-facing dining room is suitable for growing Swiss cheese plant, bamboo palm, snake plant, Indian rubber tree, and so on.
b. Busy people can choose plants with strong vitality, such as snake plant, pothos, Buddha belly plant, lucky bamboo, bamboo-stem begonia, saxifrage, and so on.
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In Chinese Feng Shui studies, it is believed that the types, attributes, and placement positions of some plants can affect a person's fate, and such plants are called Feng Shui plants.
In recent years, the concepts of nature and ecology have been continuously introduced into daily life, and potted plants are probably the organisms most in harmony with nature in urban households; plants can carry out photosynthesis, provide people with fresh air, reduce radiation from various electrical appliances, regulate the energy field, and make the living and working environment full of vitality. But many people do not know that plants also have yin-yang and the five elements distinctions. Using them appropriately in different directions and environments can produce unexpected regulating effects. In Feng Shui studies, it is believed that plants have spirituality and can help people in various aspects to a certain extent, so plants are often used to regulate the environmental energy field. There are many kinds of plants and their properties differ greatly, so there are also many particularities when using them.
Plants also have yin-yang and the five elements distinctions:
In the five elements theory of traditional Feng Shui studies, green plants belong to wood. Plants are extremely rich in variety and all-encompassing, and they also have five elements distinctions, producing different regulating effects on human health. He said that the five elements classification of plants is very professional. People who are not familiar with plants can, on the one hand, judge from the color of their reproductive organ, the flower: white belongs to metal, green belongs to wood, blue belongs to water, red belongs to fire, and yellow belongs to earth; on the other hand, they can also distinguish according to the characteristics of the plant, such as hot belonging to fire, warm belonging to earth, cool belonging to water, and dry belonging to metal.
Plant placement
Choosing living room potted plants according to the direction of the main door:
1. Flowers and trees cannot be planted at random, especially indoors; there are many particularities in growing plants. Since plants also have five elements distinctions, plants grown in the living room should be chosen according to the different directions of the main door, in order to increase the positive energy field of the living room, enhance the family's fortune and wealth, and benefit health.
2. A living room with the main door facing west must be bright. West belongs to metal, so potted plants belonging to metal and earth should be used, such as the metal-belonging golden-edge snake plant, golden-heart spider plant, and golden bamboo palm, and the earth-belonging golden-heart Brazilian iron tree, etc., which can increase metal positive energy and benefit the health of the family's respiratory tract, lungs, and spleen; for a residence with the main door facing south, the living room: south belongs to fire, so it is suitable to plant fire- and wood-belonging plants, such as dragon blood tree, red dracaena, five-color dracaena, and horsetail dracaena, etc., to increase fire positive energy, which is beneficial for regulating the health of the heart and stomach and intestines, and also has a regulating effect on negative personalities among some people in the household, such as introversion, timidity, depression, and lack of courage and confidence in life; for a living room with the main door facing north, north belongs to water, so it is suitable to plant metal- and water-belonging plants, such as ponytail palm and Hawaiian coconut, etc., which can promote kidney and lung health; for a door facing east, you can plant in the living room wood-belonging lucky bamboo, green yuanbao, wheel umbrella maple (potted), and money tree, and water-belonging golden mountain bamboo palm and solar deity, etc., which can improve the health of the kidneys and liver.
Choosing bedroom plants according to the Chinese zodiac:
Bedroom plants should be distinguished from those in the living room. It is best to mainly use beautiful flowers, which is beneficial for improving marital affection.
Bedroom plants can be chosen according to different Chinese zodiac signs. People born in the years of the Ox, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, and Dog, especially those born in winter, when winter is cold and they prefer fire, can choose more fire-belonging flowers, such as clivia, camellia, bougainvillea, and red rose, etc.; people born in the years of the Rooster and Monkey mostly prefer metal, so they can choose earth- and metal-belonging flowers, such as yellow rose, banana shrub, gardenia, and tuberose, etc.; people born in the years of the Rat and Pig mostly prefer water, so they can grow metal- and water-belonging flowers and plants, such as narcissus, white orchid, and rubber tree, etc.; people born in the years of the Rabbit and Tiger should choose wood-belonging plants, such as autumn orchid and lucky bamboo, etc.
Plants to improve fortune:
1. If you want wealth to flow in smoothly
●Casually place a few stalks of water-grown lucky bamboo in the entryway by the main door; it can let you see wealth as you change shoes.
●On the coffee table in the center of the living room, grow water-grown pothos in a transparent vessel, which helps raise your wealth fortune index.
●Place a small round glass vessel on the dining table, with aquatic plants and a red fish inside; the visual suggestion will improve wealth fortune.
●At the wealth position in the living room, under a large potted plant, place a small pot of money tree seedlings, and give reasonable light and water and fertilizer, which helps improve wealth fortune.
2. If you want to develop grand prospects in your career
●At the wealth position on the diagonal from the living room entrance, place a large plant with small round leaves, and set up an upward-shining lamp in the flower pot. The dappled tree shadows have a tropical exotic flavor, not only bringing family and guests a beautiful visual enjoyment, but also greatly boosting your career and wealth fortune.
●In the study in the house (the Wenchang position), place rising lucky bamboo sections, which helps improve career fortune.
●On the desk in the study, place a potted seedling (which must come from the continuation of a plant in this house), and carefully cultivate and care for it, which is beneficial for promotion.
3. If you want sweet "peach blossom" romance
●Place fresh flowers in the entryway by the door, and carefully trim the branches and change the water, which helps improve your unexpected romance index.
●At the bedside in the bedroom, place fresh roses, and carefully maintain and care for them, which will increase your love index.
●On the coffee table in the center of the living room, use a crystal vase to arrange a large bouquet of bright flowers (note to replace them in time), which helps improve love fortune and stabilize the romance you have in mind.
●At the bedside, place a round glass vessel with aquatic plants and red goldfish inside, which helps improve your love index.
Choosing the wrong plants or placing them wrongly can also bring bad Feng Shui. Be sure to pay attention to the following points!
●Never place thorny plants in the entryway, as they will not only prick guests but also damage the home's Feng Shui, such as cactus types, roses, and rhododendrons.
●The west and northeast of the living room are not suitable for placing pointed-leaf plants such as areca palm and sago palm, which is unfavorable for the career development of the household members.
●Use flowering plants cautiously in the bedroom, because many flowers have stimulating effects on people, which is not good for sleep quality and even less good for marital harmony. Flowering plants such as jasmine, gardenia, night-blooming cestrum, pine and cypress types, oleander, and tulip must be resolutely avoided.
●It must be especially emphasized that when placing plants in a residence, avoid placing a single plant, because this "one tree in the house" placement method easily causes the house to form a "trapped" character layout, making family members encounter difficulties in career or life that are hard to escape.
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