Bring Wealth and Abundance to Your Home
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We’re often asked aboutfeng shuimoney plants.
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Read on to learn more about these so-called feng shui money plants.
What Is a Money Plant?
These species are often used strategically as indoor houseplants to direct feng shui energy toward creating financial good fortune.
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Why Are Plants Used in Feng Shui?
Plants also represent the wood element, which symbolizes growth, flexibility, and kindness.
Plants are also a source of healthy, vibrant life qi and can uplift the energy in your home.
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It has round, shiny leaves that resemble coins.Pileais a low-maintenance plant and does best with medium light.
When the babies pop up, be sure to share the wealth.
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Being generous and sharing what you do have is an important factor in welcoming more prosperity.
Like the pilea, some types of jade plants have leaves that also look a bit like coins.
The slow and steady growth of the jade plant can represent the steady accumulation of wealth.
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A jade plant is toxic to animals.
Money Tree
Pachira aquaticais often used as a feng shui adjustment to bring prosperity and good fortune.
The stems are often braided, symbolizing interconnectedness and longevity.
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Three stems can represent new beginnings while five stems relate to the five elements.
They don’t like to be overly wet and should be allowed to dry out before watering heavily.
Golden pothos plants are toxic to animals.
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Avoid overwatering this plant, as this can lead toyellowed leavesand root rot.
This plant is toxic to animals.
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This popular indoor plant prefers bright shade and can be allowed to dry out between waterings.
Fertilize monthly during the spring and summer growing seasons.
In feng shui, this plant is thought to repel negative energy while fostering good energy.
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It is believed to bring prosperity and wealth to a household.
It thrives in somewhat arid conditions and is well suited to growing in sunny windows.
The stems resemble bamboo, though they are fleshy rather than hollow.
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Lucky bamboo has a reputation for encouraging prosperity and good fortune in feng shui practice.
All dracaena are toxic to pets.
Golden queen is associated with prosperity and abundance in feng shui practices.
This plant requires bright but indirect light to maintain the marbling.
This plant is toxic to animals.
Bedroom
Money plants are also good additions to a bedroom.
It will depend on the punch in of money plant that you have which determines its longevity.
you’re able to use a money plant in any room.
(To find the southeast corner of a space, stand in the doorway looking into the room.
The wealth area is in the far left corner of the room.)
For example,all pothos plants are toxic to cats.
