What plants should you keep at home for good feng shui and to turn your luck around?
Modern people love growing flowers and plants on their balconies, and many plant lovers understand the language of plants, which is what people often call feng shui. Plants also have their own feng shui. Do you know what plant feng shui at home means, and which plants carry the meaning of turning your luck around?
Lucky bamboo
Lucky bamboo has upright stems and oily green leaves, staying evergreen through winter and summer, and it is very easy to keep whether potted or arranged in cuttings. In China it is also associated with auspicious phrases such as "blossoms bring wealth and honor" and "bamboo announces peace," and people habitually place it on home balconies and in living rooms, where its feng shui meaning is great fortune and prosperity.
Lucky bamboo is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant, mainly grown in pots or in water. By nature it likes shady, humid, high-temperature conditions, tolerates waterlogging, and has a strong tolerance for fertilizer. It can be placed in a semi-shady environment or a spot with scattered light. Its suitable growing temperature is 18 to 24 degrees Celsius, and for soil it is best cultivated in loose, fertile soil.
Guzmania
Just hearing the name feels very festive. Its flowers bloom atop the stem, the flower color is bright red, the leaves are broad and deep green, and the tip of the spike-like inflorescence is yellow. Its flower feng shui meaning is auspiciousness, gathering fortune and gaining wealth.
For guzmania care, its growing temperature is 18 to 27 degrees Celsius. If the winter temperature falls below 10°C, it will enter a dormant period, and if the temperature drops further, the plant will wither. As for water, the soil should be kept moist. If daily humidity is insufficient and the light is poor, the plant's growth will show phenomena such as shrinking and curling leaves.
Cactus
The cactus originally comes from desert regions. It is naturally cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant, with extremely strong vitality. It comes in various shapes, some like columns, some like spheres, giving people an impression of toughness and unyielding spirit. Placed beside a computer in daily life, its feng shui effect is to guard against petty people and increase one's own defense.
Cacti like sunlight, warmth, and are drought-tolerant, and in spring, summer, and autumn they can be placed by a window with direct sunlight. For soil, choose sandy soil with good drainage, which can prevent accumulation that leads to root rot. Finally, there is no need to water too frequently. Generally, you only need to water after touching the soil and finding it completely dry. Relatively speaking, watering should be more frequent in summer and less frequent in winter.