The Dos and Don'ts of Growing Indoor Plants and the Feng Shui and Wealth Rules
After buying plants, you need to think about where to place them. Generally speaking, for indoor plant placement, the first consideration is safety, the second is not affecting movement around the home, and the last is appearance!
First, let's look at which plants are suitable for growing indoors, and what is suitable for growing in each area?
1. Small potted ferns, cacti, pothos (Epipremnum aureum) and other plants of modest size are suitable for growing in the kitchen; they take up no space, beautify the space and purify the air too... so many benefits...
; Pothos likes water, water it once every three or four days, watering thoroughly, and give it little direct sun; placing it in a spot with light is fine too.
2、Radermachera sinica (China doll), areca palm (Dypsis lutescens), Monstera deliciosa and similar plants are suitable fora large living room, while in a small living room you can casually place a few small potted plants on cabinets and coffee tables, especially trailing vine plants with good spreading habits, which can make the space more lively. Lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana), Podocarpus macrophyllus, cactus, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Schefflera octophylla, bamboo palm (Rhapis excelsa), money tree (Pachira aquatica), clivia (Clivia miniata), hoya (Hoya carnosa), orchids, cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum), citrus, bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus), dragon tree (Dracaena draco) and other plants are called "auspicious things" in feng shui; they can symbolize good fortune and gathering wealth and prosperity.
3. The study is the quietest and most elegant place in the home, so it is not suitable for bright, showy flowers; foliage plants should be the main choice. Placing a few small plants on the desk can serve as a focal point in the room and also lift your mood when studying gets tiring.
4. The bedroom is not suitable for growing roses; roses have thorns and can affect the relationship between husband and wife. Medium and small plants can be placed there, such as lucky bamboo, kumquat (Fortunella), pothos and so on.
Next let's talk about which plants cannot be grown indoors...
The scent given off by oleander (Nerium oleander) can make people dizzy, and the plant contains various highly toxic cardiac glycosides; the sap of Dieffenbachia picta strongly irritates the skin, and if swallowed it can cause loss of voice; the whole datura (Datura) plant is toxic, with the fruit and seeds being the most toxic, and eating the flower juice can cause hallucinations; night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) releases gases that are harmful to the human body when there is no photosynthesis, causing dizziness, chest tightness and coughing; the granules on hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) can make a person's skin itch and also cause hormonal disruption, and are especially harmful to pregnant women;
Oleander:
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Datura:
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Night-blooming jasmine:
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Hydrangea:
Note: It is not recommended to place too many plants in the bedroom, especially foliage plants, because at night these plants compete with people for oxygen.
The bathroom has high humidity and large temperature differences between hot and cold, so growing moisture-tolerant ornamental green plants there can absorb stale air; therefore ferns, weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) and similar plants are suitable.
If, looking out from the balcony, there are graveyards, temples, hospitals, a main road and so on, you can place cactus, roses, azaleas (Rhododendron), Euphorbia antiquorum and other sha-dissolving plants; their stems or leaves have thorns, and thorns can deflect external sha, making it retreat far away, which can protect the home.
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