The Best Spot In The House For Your Indoor Plant, According To Feng Shui's Bagua Map

If you feel like there isn't enough peace and joy in your home, your space could be out of balance. By adopting some of the principles of feng shui, you can create a more balanced environment that evokes warm and happy feelings. There's a reason feng shui remains popular after centuries — it is said to streamline your space and let things flow, including energy, and you ... without bumping your knees on ill-placed tables. To create this atmosphere, a bagua map is used to determine the best spot for all things, including your indoor plants.

When it comes to placing plants, the plant itself must be considered including what potential you want it to add to your life. The Bagua map divides your home, or a single room, into sections that can bring everything from health and wealth to fame and knowledge into your life. With that being said, there is no single spot in your home where you should put a potted plant — there are many. If you want to attract money, consider purchasing a plant associated with wealth and place it in the rear left or southeast corner of a room to invite prosperity. In fact, this is one of the best spots for your jade plant (Crassula ovata), also known as the money tree, which is associated with prosperity and luck. 

A couple of other plants that bring luck and prosperity into your life include versatile lucky bamboo (Dracaena Sanderiana) and pothos, which is another one that's known as a money plant. These can be placed in the same area as a jade plant, or consider alternative locations. Another spot considered perfect for luck and money is in the career sector, located in the north of your home or room, or near the front door. If you want to bring more knowledge into your life, pick plants that can grow big (tall or wide, it doesn't matter) and place them in the southwest or front left area of your room or home, according to the Bagua map.

Even fame can be drawn into your life via feng shui. Select showy plants, such as orchids, to place in the south or rear middle area of your space to cultivate a good reputation. Bring peace to your relationships by putting a peace lily (Spathiphyllum) in areas of your home that need a little calming, such as the southwest or rear right, to enhance your romantic relationships. And finally, most plants have a remarkable ability to clean pollutants out of the air, including snake plants (Dracaena trifasciata) and monstera (Monstera deliciosa), so keep them in the health sector of your home for added benefits. This would be in the middle of your home or a specific room — so would make an excellent centerpiece for a coffee table. Be sure to keep your plants happy and healthy so they, in turn, can help you feel the same way.