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Plants to Bring Good Fortune Plants are wonderful in general to have in your home and garden. Something I didn't realize until I studied Feng Shui was that many plant species originally came from Asia, and were initially shared with neighboring cultures in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. In the sixth century A.C.E., plants were transported by seafarers to India, East Africa, and Arabia. Eventually, European botanists unknowingly gave them misleading specific names such as armeniaca, indica, persica, and syriaca. Indoor Plants: Avoid plants with prongs, thorns, or anything that can scratch a person. Therefore, cactus are to be avoided. Outdoors, you want to carefully place these plants so that you can enjoy them… from a distance! Orchids: bring a sense of decorum and formality to your home. You could place one in the Partnership gua if you want to attract a partner who likes to attend the opera, the symphony, art galleries, ballet performances, etc. Money Tree: used to attract wealth and prosperity, so it's best placed in the Wealth gua. The base of a money tree has several smaller twisted branches entwined together, and is not the silver dollar plant you often see shown as the "money tree." Pothos: can enliven an area with stagnant Ch'i/energy in your home. It's super easy to grow, and can survive some neglect. Lucky Bamboo: is actually is Dracaena sanderiana (and isn't bamboo at all.) Purchase the ones with a straight base, rather than the ones that entwine around one another for good luck.