Do you ever feel like your work days are cursed? No matter how hard you try, everything seems to go wrong.
I have a solution that may seem unconventional—plants! These green beauties have the power to attract positive energy and luck according to feng shui and vastu shastra principles.
In this guide, we’ll give you a rundown of the best lucky plants to place on your office desk to get rid of all the negative energy in the office and replace them with more positive ones! Who knows, that promotion might be just around the corner!
Jade Plant
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata
Origin: South Africa
Size: 3 to 6 feet tall indoors
Light: Bright, indirect light for 4 to 6 hours
Water: Only when the top 1 to 2 inches of the soil is dry or once every 2 to 3 weeks
Toxicity: Toxic to pets and kids
Jade plants are often confused with Chinese money plants because some Chinese gardeners also call them money plants. However, the only similarity between these two is that they’re believed to bring luck in feng shui practices!
Aside from bringing good luck, jade plants are also amazing air purifiers, according to a study. Their air-purifying benefits can help boost your productivity as cleaner air will help you focus more on your work.
Although the plant prefers bright, indirect light, it can tolerate medium shade, making it perfect for offices without much sunlight. It’s also resilient and can tolerate drought for some time, so you don’t have to worry about it dying during your busy season.
Aloe Vera
Origin: Arabian Peninsula
Size: 1 to 2 feet tall indoors
Light: Bright, indirect light for a minimum of six hours
Water: Only when the upper part of the soil is dry and crumbly
Toxicity: Toxic to pets
Aloe vera isn’t only good for the skin; it’s also good for the office! Considered lucky in vastu, an aloe vera plant on your office desk can help attract money and a healthy work environment.
The plant is especially good for people with stressful work schedules, as it’s believed to bring relaxing energy into the office. Plus, it’s very low maintenance, so it won’t affect your already stressful work.
Remember to move your office desk to the northern or eastern part of your office before adding an aloe vera plant. These areas are believed to be the best for attracting positivity into your office or home.
Money Tree
Botanical Name: Pachira aquatica
Origin: Central and South America
Size: 6 to 8 feet tall
Light: Bright, indirect light
Water: Only when half of the soil is dry or about once every two weeks
Toxicity: Non-toxic to humans and pets
What could be luckier than a plant that’s literally named after money? So, go buy that money tree and place it on your office desk to attract wealth, prosperity, and, possibly, career success.
Money trees are among the easiest houseplants to care for, making them perfect for offices where most of your focus is on work. Just make sure they’re away from the air conditioner or radiator, as they’re sensitive to hot and cold drafts.
For the plant to bring luck to you, determine the wealth section of your office and place your desk there. This is usually the left corner of your office when you’re standing at the door.
Lucky Bamboo
Botanical Name: Dracaena sanderiana
Origin: Southeast Asia
Size: 5 feet tall indoors
Light: Bright, indirect light
Water: About two to three times a week
Toxicity: Toxic to pets
Lucky bamboo’s name alone speaks for itself. It’s a renowned houseplant worldwide, mainly because of the belief in feng shui that it can bring good fortune, wealth, and happiness to the home it’s in.
According to feng shui, the plant promotes harmony and balance inside the home because of its wood, water, and earth elements. Placing it on your office desk can help dispel negative energy and bring you more luck in various aspects of your work life.
Placing three stalks of lucky bamboo on your desk can help bring happiness and continuous growth. If you have more space, you can grow five stalks for better luck and prosperity.
Chinese Money Plant
Botanical Name: Pilea peperomioides
Origin: Southwest China
Size: 12 to 18 inches tall indoors
Light: Bright, indirect sunlight
Water: Only when the top portion of the soil is dry or about once a week
Toxicity: Non-toxic to humans and pets
Another plant that’s considered auspicious is Pilea peperomioides, more commonly known as the Chinese money plant. With their coin-shaped leaves, the plant is said to bring wealth and fortune to the office and home where it’s grown.
Since the plant brings wealth into the office, make sure that it’s placed in the wealth corner of your office. Doing so can help increase your chances of getting a salary increase or promotion!
The plant can typically only grow up to 18 inches, small enough for office desks. It’s also relatively easy to propagate, so you can spread its luck not just in your office but even in your living room or bedroom.
Areca Plant
Botanical Name: Dypsis lutescens
Origin: Madagascar
Size: 6 to 10 feet tall indoors
Light: Bright, indirect light
Water: Only when the upper part of the soil is dry to the touch or roughly once every 10 days
Toxicity: Non-toxic to humans and pets
Areca palms are well-loved plants for believers of feng shui and vastu. When placed inside the office or home, they help balance the energy in the space, bring positive energy, and attract new opportunities.
The plant is also very adaptable. It can survive even in low light, but its growth may be much slower, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing since it’s only for an office desk.
However, when given bright, indirect sunlight, areca palms can get pretty huge (up to 10 feet), so you’d have to bring it down after a few years. But by that time, you can already propagate it and have a smaller one for your desk.
Jasmine Plant
Botanical Name: Jasminum
Origin: Tropical regions of Eurasia, Oceania, and Africa
Size: 2 to 3 feet indoors
Light: Bright, indirect light for six or more hours
Water: When the top part of the soil is dry to touch or about 1 to 2 times a week
Toxicity: Non-toxic to pets and humans
Fragrant and beautiful, jasmine plants can help elevate your office desk’s aesthetic. But more than that, the plant is believed to bring in good luck and positive energy according to feng shui and vastu principles.
Jasmine plants are particularly good for workaholics who spend time in their office and can’t find enough time to date and find love. The plants are said to attract positive romantic vibes, so they might help you find love!
Additionally, the plant’s sweet fragrance can help you feel more at peace inside your office. The scent is even stronger at night, perfect for days when you’re busy and need to stay in the office until late at night.
Orchids
Botanical Name: Orchidaceae
Origin: Japan and China
Size: 1 to 3 feet tall indoors
Light: Medium to bright, indirect light
Water: When the top portion of the soil is dry or about once every 7 to 11 days
Toxicity: Non-toxic to pets and kids
Orchid plants, one of the most sought-after plants in the 19th century and the center of the Orchidelirium, aren’t just another ornamental plant that can make your office look fancier. They’re also auspicious plants that can bring you good luck and peace!
White orchid plants can bring harmony and peace into the office, helping to reduce stress and boost productivity. Purple orchids, on the other hand, are perfect for luck in terms of wealth and career growth.
Just remember to pick orchid varieties that are easy to grow since they’ll be kept in the office and likely won’t receive a lot of care. Some varieties you can look into include moth orchids, cattleyas, and dendrobium.
Peace Lily
Botanical Name: Spathiphyllum wallisii
Origin: Colombia, Venezuela, and tropical Southeast Asian countries
Size: 1 to 4 feet tall
Light: Bright, indirect light
Water: When the top inch of the soil is dry to the touch or around once a week
Toxicity: Toxic to pets and kids
As the name suggests, peace lilies can bring peace into your office. According to vastu principles, these lucky plants can ward off evil spirits in your office and attract more positive energies.
In addition to this, the plant can help boost creativity if it’s placed in the northern or eastern direction of the office, making it a great plant choice for artists. It’s also low-maintenance and doesn’t grow too big, perfect for office desks of busy individuals.
