Plants as Feng Shui Cures

Choosing and Locating Plants and Flowers in the Office or at Home

Oct 15, 2009
Alla Kondrat

Plants and Flowers as Feng Shui Cures - Alla Kondrat

Chosen and located correctly, plants and flowers can act as a universal Feng Shui cure. They are an additional source of vital energy for an office or home.

Plants and flowers energize and speed up energy flows, and can serve as both - Feng Shui cures, and beautiful elements of home or office décor. Plants can be used for enhancing Chi flows in the corners, and for activating certain Feng Shui areas. They are also an excellent cure against the negative effect of sharp edges. Located on a window-sill, plants clear the incoming Chi.

Plants and Flowers as Feng Shui Cures

Since plants represent the wood element of Feng Shui, it’s good to locate them:

in the south - for supporting fire element and attracting luck, success, and fame
in the center of the house – to improve health
in the south-east – to attract wealth (wood is a dominant element in this Bagua area)

The colors of blooming plants can activate corresponding Feng Shui elements.

Choosing Plants for Home and Office

The best house rooms for plants are a dining room and a living room.

Plants with sharp leaves carry more Yan qualities, and make Chi move faster. They are a good choice for an office, or for a living room of the house.
Plants with round leaves carry more qualities of Yin energy, which is less active. Therefore, they are good for the rooms where less activity is needed.

However, be careful when decorating a bedroom with plants: while during the day plants produce oxygen, they consume it at night. That’s why there shouldn’t be too many plants in the bedroom. Besides, avoid sharp-leafed plants in this room – the bedroom should have a higher prevalence of Yin energy. If you feel unrested when waking up, it’s better to remove flowers from the bedroom.

Thorny, Artificial, and Fresh Plants

Cactuses and other thorny plants should not be located in areas where the family spends much time. They are especially bad for the south-west – the area of relationships. At the same time, if such plants are situated on a window-sill, they symbolically protect home from negativity.
Artificial plants and flowers are less effective, but, if kept clean, can stimulate the flows of Chi as well.
Fresh flowers are also an excellent Feng Shui cure. A fresh bouquet is always good for a room – it brings in the fresh energy of flourishing.

Plants and flowers, no matter where they are located, should be taken a good care of. They should be healthy, and have bright and clean leaves. While a green and healthy plant improves the natural qualities of Chi, a dry, sick, or withered plant does an opposite job. If plants or flowers start to die, the Yin energy will negatively influence the office or home.

Alla Kondrat - Alla Kondrat+ is a Feng Shui topic editor at Suite101.com, as well as a full time freelance writer and translator (Russian and Ukrainian). ...