Since ancient times, flowers and plants have been given a symbolic meaning. Depending on the shade, the duration of growth and wilting, the shape of the bud or leaves, useful and harmful properties, they were assigned magical, miraculous qualities. With the help of plants, they conveyed messages, expressed feelings, attracted attention. It's no secret that different flowers, leaves and roots were used in divination, love spells and charming 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 we alth; 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, stonesand 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 we alth - 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, widespread in the southern hemisphere. In our area, it is found only as an indoor, ornamental plant grown indoors or in a greenhouse. This flower received its name for its rounded, fleshy leaves, similar to coins. Growing in natural conditions on open ground, the fat woman can accumulate arsenic in itself and is poisonous. But plants grown in the room are not covered.
There are several types of Crassula, which vary greatly in size, from a few centimeters to 3-4 meters in height, and in the shape of the leaves, whole or ciliated. The money tree blooms with small fleshy flowers of pale shades - white, pink, yellow. Flowers are released at 5-7 years of age. This plant is not used for food. Its cultivation is purely symbolic and decorative.
Illuminated place for a plant
In order for a plant to decorate an apartment or office with its appearance, you need to decide where the money tree should stand. We will talk about this further. The money tree is quite unpretentious and adapts well toconditions in the house. It has a thick stem, trunk, spreading crown and fleshy leaves. It is precisely because of how a tree grows in a particular apartment or office that it is assigned the property of interaction with the we alth and income of households. Therefore, caring for a fat woman cannot be neglected, and it is worth considering the nuances.
Where should the money tree be 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 the succulents. Therefore, he does not need abundant watering, it is enough to slightly moisten the soil once a week or 10 days. During the hot and dry summer period, you can water more intensively, but it is important to remember the rule: it is better to underfill than overfill. Since it is this flower that is more likely to die from overflow than from underfilling. In winter, the flower has a dormant period, it can stop its growth and even shed its leaves a little. It should not be associated with future monetary losses. You just need to give the plant a rest, moderate watering and provide a cool place for growth and development.
Choose a pot
The root system of 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. Beautifully combined in one pot are several types of fat women, with a straight stem and with a bushy one. If you plant a money tree in a deep and high pot, then all the forces of the plant will be directed to the growth of the root system and the decorative qualities will suffer. The width of the flowerpot should be approximatelybe equal to the width of the tree crown.
Plant in the apartment
Where should the money tree be in the apartment? Where would 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 the daylight hours are 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, may 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 the correct shape, like a tree, we should form it ourselves, cut the branches in time.
You can transplant a plant at least every six months, the main thing is to keep the earthen lump around the root intact and not damage the flower. The plant propagates by seeds, cuttings or leaves. 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 ventilate once a day to avoid rotting the seeds. After sprouting a couple of pieces of leaves, the plants dive into separate containers. It is much easier to propagate a flower with a cutting or a leaf. To do this, carefully separate the shoot or leaf from the tree, treat it with a special root solution or put it in water. Then they are placed in a pot with a mixture of sand and peat. In about a week, the leaf will take root and grow.
Where should the money tree stand for its comfortable growth, we figured it out, now let's look at what is needed to attract we alth with the help of this plant. In order for the fat woman to be not just a decorative ornament, but to work for enrichment, to bring good luck to the house, it must be placed and looked after according to the rules of Feng Shui.
Feng Shui is the Taoist practice of symbolically filling space. With the help of 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 one or another thing. Placing things according to Feng Shui attracts favorable flows into the house, fills it with positive energy for a person to achieve energy balance. This is an ancient Asian teaching about the energy of wind and water, about harmony. To bring harmony, love and we alth into the house, you do not need to buy Chinese figurines, fill the house with Chinese national things. This teaching is not about acquiring additional items, but about arranging ordinary things according to some rules.
Feng Shui
Where should the Feng Shui money tree be? According to this practice, special importance is attached to the window, its design and appearance. If it does not go out into nature, a forest, a field or a river, if these are 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 a mirror on the windowsill, turned towards the window, to reflect negative energy. Create a favorable atmosphere in the house hung onwindows feathers, bells or tubes - the so-called wind music. Where should the feng shui money tree be, besides the window? If this is not a window sill or balcony, then a table or stand near the light source will do.
What should not be next to the flower?
It is important that the place for the money tree in the house should not be near electrical appliances, as they are believed to have a detrimental effect on growth and development. Electrical appliances take away activity and energy from the flower.
Useful properties of the plant
According to feng shui, crassula is not only a symbol of we alth, but also brings good luck to the house. Also, this plant has beneficial properties. It purifies the air, relieves tension and stress, improves the microflora of the room. The plant also has bactericidal, antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties.
"Charging" flower
In order for a flower to earn enough and bring money to the house, it needs to be "charged". To do this, there are a few tips: you don’t need to buy a fat girl, but steal it, plant it in a red pot (red symbolizes we alth and prosperity), wipe it regularly from dust, as dust steals energy, surround or decorate with pennies. According to Feng Shui, you need to place a talisman near the flowerpot - a necklace of coins, which you can make yourself or buy in a souvenir shop.
Conclusion
Now you know where the money tree flower should be. Based on this information, you yourself will be able to choose the most suitable place. And let this flower bring prosperity to the house, create comfort and decorate the room with its appearance!
