Where to place a jade plant for wealth, vitality and luck, according to Feng Shui experts

The jade plant is a beloved choice in Feng Shui. Known as a "money plant" or "friendship tree", it embodies, wealth, prosperity, and steady growth – its rounded, coin-shaped leaves are believed to attract good fortune, while its evergreen nature symbolizes resilience, vitality, and longevity, making it an ideal plant for fostering abundance and positivity in any space.

Beyond its symbolism, the ease of caring for a jade plant makes it a practical yet powerful Feng Shui plant, since a healthy, thriving jade plant ensures the free flow of beneficial energy throughout your home. Much like learning where to place lucky bamboo according to Feng Shui, the placement of a jade plant plays a key role in maximizing its positive effects aligned with your intentions.

By using Feng Shui energy mapping, you can strategically position a jade plant in areas associated with wealth, vitality, and luck. Whether you place it in the 'Wealth Gua', near your front door, or in an office space, finding the right location can amplify its ability to attract prosperity and harmony into your life.

What makes jade plant an auspicious choice in Feng Shui?

The meaning of Feng Shui is all about creating a harmonious balance between individuals and their environment. This can be done by carefully arranging and organizing spaces, and plants, to optimize the flow of qi (positive energy). 'Within this practice, a jade plant is regarded as the most auspicious plant for money luck,' explains Dee Oujiri, Feng Shui strategist and biophilic design practitioner.

As a Feng Shui plant introduces both the wood element - which represents vitality, growth, and expansion - and the earth element and 'Kun Qi' - nourishing stable and harmonious energies - they bring a balance to your space. These energies work together to promote steady success and upward momentum in both personal and professional life.

Its lush, vibrant appearance, rich green color and succulent, rounded leaves are tied to growth, renewal, and abundance. As a vibrant, evergreen plant, the jade plant represents steady growth and longevity. Its ability to thrive with minimal care reflects resilience, persistence, and the idea of building wealth over time.

Its coin-shaped leaves resemble the precious gemstone jade, enhancing its connection to financial abundance and steady fortune. Anjie Cho, holistic interior designer and Feng Shui expert at the Mindful Design Feng Shui School explains, 'This is a succulent plant that has juicy coin shaped leaves that call in wealth and prosperity. Placing it with intention can help bring slow and steady financial growth.'

Dee Oujiri

Dee Oujiri is the founder of Homes That Heal, a bespoke consulting firm dedicated to crafting luxury spaces aligned with nature and well-being. With a blend of expertise in Feng Shui, Biophilic Design, and energy alignment, Dee transforms homes, properties, and developments into sanctuaries of harmony, prosperity, and timeless elegance. Beyond her professional work, Dee is a passionate advocate for connecting with the earth’s natural rhythms and creating spaces that resonate with positive energy. 

Anjie Cho

Anjie Cho is a creator of holistic spaces, specifically focused on designing architectural interiors, and teaching feng shui and meditation. She is the author of Mindful Homes and Holistic Spaces.

Best areas to place a jade plant according to Feng Shui

'In Feng Shui, it's not just about where you place your plants but also the intention behind it,' says Dee Oujiri. So what does it mean to place a jade plant, or any Feng Shui plant, with intention? It means thoughtfully positioning the plant in a way that aligns with the energy you want to attract or enhance in your life.

Dee explains: 'Placing a jade plant in your wealth corner without any thought is like expecting to win the lottery without buying a ticket. Take a moment to set your intention when placing your green friends. After all, your jade plant can't manifest that corner office for you if it doesn't know that's what you're after!'

You can use the Bagua map – otherwise known as the Feng Shui energy map – to strategically place your jade plant in specific areas, or Guas, that align with your intentions. The Bagua divides your home into nine sections, each representing a different aspect of life. To learn more, you can consult Beginner's Guide to the Ba Gua on Amazon. Additionally, we've spoken to Feng Shui experts about the best ways to position your plants to maximize their energy-boosting potential.

The entrance or front door

Entryway Feng Shui is believed to welcome positive energy, good luck, opportunities, and abundance into your home as it greets visitors and allows energy to flow freely.

Anjie Cho says: 'A jade plant near the entry can be placed with the intention to invite wealth and prosperity.' Positioning the plant in the foyer, near the front door, helps attract these blessings into your life, creating an inviting space filled with potential and abundance.

Southeast corner – Wealth and Prosperity Gua

The southeast sector of your home is considered the Wealth and Prosperity Gua in Feng Shui.

'Many people like to put a jade plant in the wealth area to cultivate and enhance the growth of financial income,' says Anjie Cho. Positioning a jade plant in the Feng Shui wealth corner of your home is believed to attract wealth, abundance, opportunities, and financial growth.

To locate the southeast corner, simply identify the area of your home that corresponds to the lower-left section when looking at a floor plan or layout.

The workspace

In office Feng Shui, a jade plant is seen as a symbol of steady growth, productivity, and success in career or business endeavors. When placed in the southeast corner of your office or desk, it is believed to amplify these qualities.

Feng Shui expert Anjie Cho explains, 'Place a jade plant in the office or work from home space to enhance the prosperity of your business/career/work. Your workspace represents your prosperity, success, and career.'

East corner – Health and Family Gua

The east area of your home is linked to health and family harmony in Feng Shui. Placing a jade plant in this location is believed to promote vitality, and well-being, and strengthen family bonds. To locate the health and family Gua, simply refer to the Bagua map, where the east corner corresponds to this important area of life.

The living room

In living room Feng Shui, this space is considered the heart of the home, where energy gathers and circulates. Since a jade plant symbolizes growth, abundance, and harmony placing it in this room can help balance energy, creating a calm, inviting, and prosperous environment for family and guests.

The dining room table

'A jade plant on your dining table symbolizes abundance and nourishment in all forms, be it financial, emotional, and physical,' explains Dee Oujiri.

'For an added boost, position it where it reflects in a mirror, this is believed to double its energy and amplify abundance.'

Where to place a jade plant to keep it thriving

To fully unlock its Feng Shui benefits, proper care is essential – a thriving jade plant ensures the flow of positive energy, while neglecting it may create stagnation or imbalance. One of the keys to ensuring it thrives is choosing the right location so it receives the right conditions.

Anjie Cho says: 'You really need to make sure you can care for your jade plants and you keep them healthy. As with finances, maintaining the health of a jade plant reflects the value of mindfulness and consistent effort in achieving success.'

Native to southern Africa, jade plants thrive in sunny locations and benefit from a few hours of direct sunlight every day. However, it's important to keep an eye on your plant for signs that it’s receiving too much sunlight. If you’re wondering, 'why is my jade plant drooping leaves?' or 'why do the leaves look scorched?' it may be time to adjust its location. Find a spot where it has less time in direct sunlight, or use a sun blocking window film, such as this one from Amazon, to diffuse the light and protect your plant.

FAQs

Where should you not place a jade plant according to Feng Shui?

The bathroom and the laundry room are considered unlucky locations for a jade plant. Symbols of wealth and abundance are discouraged in these rooms, as the wastewater energy can send your money luck right down the drain.

Dee Oujiri elaborates on Feng Shui in the bathroom: 'Placing money plants like jade in the bathroom is like trying to fill a leaky bucket with dollar bills. The draining energy associated with bathrooms can metaphorically wash away the prosperity these plants symbolize. Keep your wealth-attracting plants far from the toilet unless you're aiming for a very expensive way to clean your finances'

She also warns that the bedroom should also be avoided: ' Jade plants and other vigorous growers have a bit too much yang (active) energy for a space dedicated to rest. Instead of promoting peaceful slumber, they might keep you planning your next big adventure. Stick to a more yin energy of fresh flowers in the bedroom to ensure your dreams are as sweet as your decor.'

Is a jade plant a good gift according to Feng Shui?

The gifting of a jade plant is a traditional Feng Shui practice, especially in business relationships. This gift is believed to be very auspicious for a new business or venture.

Being mindful in your interior design is also important when it comes to harnessing the positive qi (energy) of Feng Shui plants. Remember to keep the space around the plant clean and uncluttered to allow for a free flow of energy.