Is Having Plants in Your Bedroom Bad Feng Shui?
There is a lot of confusion surrounding whether or not plants should be placed in the bedroom. Many have heard that they should exist outside this room because of their need to be watered, which brings in water energy. But others have heard that having plants is good feng shui, as they remove carbon dioxide from the air. We’ve cleared up these misconceptions and have tips for promoting good feng shui, with or without plants.
For starters, if you’ve been told these opinions before, what you heard is correct in some aspects. There are absolutely conflicting viewpoints when it comes to plants in the bedroom from a feng shui perspective.
Our feng shui experts at The Spruce have found that plants are good feng shui for the bedroom. Living green plants bring in wood energy. Wood energy is healing and cultivates kindness and flexibility. The bedroom is the space you spend the most time in, so the power of plants can impact you the most in the bedroom. Studies show that a view of trees, plants, and nature outside a bedroom window is healing. Plants can bring in life and nature energy.
Some feng shui practitioners do not recommend plants in the bedroom because wood element also has an aspect of upward and expansive energy. To understand this qi (life force energy), try visualizing a sprout unfurling and pushing out of the shell of seed. This type of energy may not be the best for those who are sensitive and have trouble sleeping. The active energy of wood may affect the quality of your sleep, but it really depends on your personal qi.
Depending on the practitioner, there are different views on the feng shui of plants in the bedroom. There are dozens of feng shui schools with slightly varied teachings. That’s the reason why you may see incompatible takes on this topic. For instance in the BTB school, there’s actually an adjustment for an orchid plant in the bedroom to invite a romantic partnership with a noble and kind person.
There are also practical concerns about plants in the bedroom. We’ve heard people’s worries that bedroom plants may release carbon dioxide into the air at night, therefore disrupting their sleep. But, the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled from house plants is negligible. Besides, there are dozens of plants that absorb carbon dioxide at night. These include:
If you do decide to have a plant in the bedroom, be sure to find one that’s appropriate for the space and for you. Does it fit the space? How much light and care does the plant require? Can you commit to taking care of this living being? A sick or dead houseplant is not good feng shui—in or out of the bedroom.
The key is to test things out for yourself. If you have the urge to put plants in your master bedroom, listen to that. Try it out and sense how you feel. If it makes no difference, then maybe plants in the bedroom are neutral for you. If you have trouble sleeping, observe if things improve when the plants are moved out of the bedroom. Again, check in with your senses and listen carefully to what your body and heart tell you.
10 Bad Feng Shui plants to bring good fortune!
Feng Shui emphasizes on plating the plants which are useful for the environment, Feng Shui makes it clear “Any plant believed to purify the air is an excellent choice to be kept near or in the houses, choose flowering plants with round or smooth-edged leaves or canopy and leaves that are clustered, higher number of leaves is more better.
Dont plant spiky or thorny plants near the houses as thorny plants break the positive flow of wealth and success. Arrange the plants in pairs to keep the balance of yin and yang. Along with having plants its equally important to take the responsibility of their care, keep them healthy and clean so that those can invite positive flow of chi.” Lets have a look to the 10 best Feng Shui plants to bring good fortune!
1.Crassula Ovata (Money Plant)
Native to South Africa, Crassula is the most popular Feng Shui plant. Its scientific name is Crassula ovata in the family Crassulaceae. It is most favorite Feng Shui plant known to attract money and good luck as it grows, plant is described to harmonize human existence with the surrounding environment, it produces positive energy with its well-rooted and vibrant new growth. As per Feng Shui plants with round or smooth-edged leaves or canopy and leaves that are clustered with higher number of leaves are considered the best.
2. Pachira Aquatica (Money Tree)
Native to Central and South America, Pachira is one of the popular Feng Shui plants. Its scientific name is Pachira Aquatica in the family Malvaceae. It is popular Feng Shui luck bringer plant which attracts money, there is a famous tale of a poor farmer from Taiwan who prayed for money and found this plant on his way to home, he took it as an omen and made money by selling plants grown from its seeds, soon after he became very rich.
3. Dracaena Braunii (Lucky Bamboo)
Native to Asia, Lucky Bamboo is categorized under the plants family Ruscaceae with scientific name Dracaena Sanderiana (Dracaena Braunii). It has been a symbol of good fortune in the Asian culture from more than 5000 years. In Chinese, the Lucky Bamboo is known as Fu Gwey Zhu which has three symbols signifying Fu -Luck and Fortune, Gwey -Power and Honor, Zhu -Bamboo. Lucky Bamboo is believed to bring harmony among the five Feng Shui elements water, fire, earth, wood and metal for a more positive life experience.
4. Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)
Native to tropical Americas, Peace Lily is categorized under the plants family Araceae with scientific name Spathiphyllum, in Feng Shui it is considered as a fortune plant. Spathiphyllum is the super plant in terms of purifying the air, NASA Clean Air Study found that spathiphyllum cleans all types of environmental contaminants including benzene and formaldehyde. It lives best in shade and needs little bright light to thrive, and is watered approximately once a week.
5. Epipremnum Aureum (Golden Pathos)
Native to French Polynesia, golden pathos are categorized under the plants family Araceae with scientific name Epipremnum Aureum, it is commonly known as Money Plant and very popularly grown plant in India. It has several local names like golden pathos, ivy arum, taro vine, Solomon Island ivy and devil’s vine. The plant has shiny heart-shaped leaves in the different shades of green and has several beliefs associated with the plant, it is believed that the plant brings luck, happiness and prosperity. As per Feng Shui, it is considered to bring wealth.
6. Sansevieria (Snake Plant)
Native to Africa, snake plant is categorized under the plants family Asparagacea with scientific name Sanserif, it is very popular houseplant. It has several local names such as snake plant, mother-in-law’s tongue, viper’s bowstring hemp etc. As per Feng Shui, it is considered to bring good luck. It was part of NASA Clean Air Study and found effective in improving indoor air quality by removing benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene.
7. Aglaonema
Aglaonema is a popular indoor plant comes from arum plants family araceae, native to South Asia. Aglaonema have several hundred hybrid species with different grow habits, most of them are prone to extreme winters, except few like Agalonema Snow White. Agalonema is effective air purifier plant, it was part of NASA clean air study and found effective in removing indoor air pollutants such as benzene and formaldehyde. Aglaonema Snow White is considered luck bringer Feng Shui plant.
8. Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum is a flowering perennial herb which falls in asparagaceae plants family, native to southern Africa. It is popular houseplant commonly known as spider plant. It is hardy, easy to care, requires less frequent watering, once in couple of months when it is placed in temperature between 15 -22 degree celsius. Spider plant was part of NASA study and found effective in cleaning formaldehyde, xylene and toluene. It improves indoor air quality and reduces stress, a report published by the university’s Cooperative Extension Service cited spider plant as one of the top varieties for removing VOCs and other pollutants from indoor air.
9. Ficus Microcarpa
Ficus Microcarpa, also known as Ficus Ginseng, Chinese Banyan Tree, Malayan Banyan Tree, Taiwan Banyan Tree, Long Island, curtain fig etc, it is a tree native to South Asia. Ficus Microcarpa is hardiest tree which does not need direct sun light, frequent watering or feeding that makes it best bonsai for beginners. Ficus Benjamina from same ficus group was part of NASA Clean Air Study and it was found very effective in improving indoor air quality by removing formaldehyde, xylene and toluene. In Feng Shui Ficus Ginseng is considered as a good luck plant.
10. Carmona
Carmona Microphylla gets fragrant white flowers and lovely green, shiny and waxy foliage, its leaves grow in neat clusters allowing the flowers and branch structure to be highly visible.