Since ancient times, flowers and plants have been given symbolic meaning. Depending on the shade, the duration of growth and withering, the shape of the bud or leaves, useful and harmful properties, they were assigned magical, miraculous qualities. With the help of plants they transmitted messages, expressed feelings, attracted attention. It's no secret that various flowers, leaves and roots were used in fortune-telling, love spells and enchanting potions.
In the Ancient East, as well as in Ancient Rome, there was a language of flowers, where every flower and every shade of color has a special meaning. So, for example, white is a symbol of purity; red - love and passion; yellow - parting and hatred, orange - joy, warmth; pink - tenderness and elegance; purple - luxury and wealth; green - peace and quiet, blue - fidelity and so on.
Also, people have always been interested in different ways of enrichment, signs and patterns that will lead to harmony and prosperity. People studied amulets, talismans, rituals depending on the stages of the moon, on the seasons, on the properties of animals, plants, stones and water.
Money Tree
In many houses and apartments you can see a plant that not only decorates the interior with its appearance, but also carries a magical mission of attracting wealth - a money tree. What it is? We will talk about this later.
Money tree, Crassula or Crassula is a succulent plant native to South Africa, widely distributed in the southern hemisphere. In our area it is found only as an indoor, ornamental plant grown indoors or in a greenhouse. The name this flower received for its rounded, fleshy leaves, similar to coins. Growing in natural conditions on open ground, the fat woman can accumulate arsenic in itself and can be poisonous. But this does not apply to plants grown in a room.
There are several types of Crassula, which are very different from each other both in size, from a few centimeters to 3-4 meters in height, and in the form of leaflets, whole or ciliary. Money tree blooms with small fleshy flowers of pale shades - white, pink, yellow. It produces flowers for 5-7 years of life. This plant is not used in food. Its cultivation is purely symbolic and decorative.
Illuminated plant spot
In order for a plant to decorate its apartment or office, you need to decide where the money tree should be. We will talk about this later. Money tree is quite unpretentious and adapts well to the conditions in the house. It has a thick stem, trunk, sloping crown and fleshy leaves. It is because of how the tree grows in a particular apartment or office, it is assigned the property of interacting with the wealth and income of households. Therefore, caring for a fat woman should not be neglected, and it is worth considering the nuances.
Where should the money tree stand in the house? This is primarily a well-lit place on the windowsill or near the window, as the plant is southern, accustomed to the sun. The plant belongs to succulents. Therefore, he does not need abundant watering, it is enough to slightly moisten the soil once a week or 10 days. In the summer hot and dry period, you can water more intensively, but it is important to remember the rule: it is better to underfill than to overfill. Since this particular flower is more likely to die from overflow than from underfilling. In winter, the flower begins a dormant period, it can suspend its growth and even slightly drop the leaves. Do not associate this with future monetary losses. You just need to give the plant a rest, moderate watering and provide in a cool place for growth and development.
Pot selection
The root system of the Crassula is small, and for her it is better to choose a wide shallow pot. The base of the soil, not occupied by the plant, can be decorated with pebbles, moss. Several types of Crassula, with a straight stem and bush-like, are beautifully combined in one pot. If you plant a money tree in a deep and tall pot, then all the forces of the plant will be directed to the growth of the root system and decorative qualities will suffer. The width of the pot should be approximately equal to the width of the crown of the tree.
Plant in the apartment
Where should the money tree stand in the apartment? Where will there be a favorable place for him? This place is in direct sunlight. Best of all - on the windowsill of a window facing south, southwest, southeast. In winter, when daylight is short, you can use additional lighting, fluorescent lamps, phytolamps. With a lack of light, the appearance of the flower immediately suffers, the leaves become pale, dull, can grow twisted, irregular in shape. In the warm summer period, it is advisable to put a pot with a plant on a balcony or loggia. In order for the flower to be beautiful and regular in shape, like a tree, we must form it ourselves, cut the branches in time.
You can transplant the plant at least every six months, the main thing is to maintain the integrity of the earthen lump around the root and not damage the flower. The plant propagates by seeds, cuttings or leaf. Seeds are planted in a wide pot, sprinkled with earth, covered with a film and 100% humidity conditions are created for fast and efficient growth. Be sure to do aeration once a day to prevent seeds from baking. After germinating a couple of pieces of leaves, the plants are dived into separate containers. It is much easier to propagate the flower with a cuttings or leaf. To do this, carefully separate the shoot or leaf from the tree, process it with a special solution for the roots or put in water. Next, put in a pot with a mixture of sand and peat. After about a week, the leaf will take root and grow.
Where the money tree should stand for its comfortable growth, we figured out, now we will consider what is needed to attract wealth with the help of this plant. In order for the fat girl to be not just a decorative ornament, but to work for enrichment, to attract good luck to the house, she must be put in and taken care of her according to the rules of Feng Shui.
Feng Shui is a Taoist practice of symbolically filling the space. Using this practice, you can choose a place where it is better to build a house, where and how to arrange rooms in the house, where they have the best place for certain things. Placing things in Feng Shui attracts favorable flows to the house, fills with positive energy to achieve a person's energy balance. This is an ancient Asian teaching on wind and water energy, on harmony. To attract harmony, love and wealth to the house, you do not need to buy Chinese figurines, fill the house with Chinese national things. This teaching is not about the acquisition of additional items, but about the location of ordinary things according to some rules.
Feng shui
Where should the Feng Shui money tree stand? According to this practice, special attention is given to the window, its design and appearance. If it does not go to nature, forest, field or river, if it is city streets and power lines, then you can neutralize negative energy with the help of plants. Also, according to Feng Shui, you need to hang on a frame or put on the windowsill a mirror, turned towards the window, to reflect negative energy. Feathers, bells or straws — the so-called music of the wind — create a favorable atmosphere in the house. Where should the Feng Shui money tree stand, except for the window? If this is not a windowsill or balcony, then a table or stand near the light source is suitable.
What should not be next to a flower?
It is important that the place for the money tree in the house should not be next to electrical appliances, as it is believed that they adversely affect growth and development. Electrical appliances take away activity and energy from a flower.
Useful properties of the plant
According to Feng Shui, Crassula is not only a symbol of wealth, but also brings good luck to the house. This plant also has beneficial properties. It purifies the air, relieves stress and stress, improves the microflora of the room. The plant also has bactericidal, antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties.
Charge the flower
In order for the flower to earn a living and bring money to the house, it must be "charged". There are some tips for this: you do not need to buy a fat girl, but steal it, put it in a red pot (the red color symbolizes wealth and prosperity), regularly wipe it off from dust, since dust steals energy, surround it or decorate with copecks. According to Feng Shui, you need to place a talisman near the flowerpot - a necklace of coins that you can craft yourself or purchase in a souvenir shop.
Conclusion
Now you know where the money tree flower should stand. Based on this information, you yourself can choose the most suitable place. And let this flower bring prosperity to the house, create comfort and decorate the room with its own look!