Where to place lucky bamboo to bring positive energy, health and balance into your home, according to Feng Shui experts
Position your lucky bamboo so that it not only thrives, but cultivates harmony and good fortune, too
Lucky bamboo is a fantastic addition to any home – not only is it easy to care for, it holds deep symbolic meaning in Feng Shui, and is believed to influence various aspects of your life, including health, love, wealth, and general well-being.
The placement of this Feng Shui plant also plays a vital role in setting intentions and optimizing the energy flow in your home, a principle rooted in Feng Shui energy mapping. Thoughtfully positioning lucky bamboo can help foster harmony, positivity, and balance in your home, say experts.
So, if you are growing lucky bamboo, why not use it to maximize Feng Shui's benefits, too? By aligning its placement with your intentions and providing proper care, you can maintain its vibrant energy and transform your home into a sanctuary of well-being.
What does lucky bamboo represent in Feng Shui?
The meaning of Feng Shui revolves around harmonizing your environment to create balance and invite positive energy, and lucky bamboo perfectly aligns with this philosophy.
Lucky bamboo embodies the balance of the Feng Shui elements – wood, water, and earth – creating harmony within a space.
It is a powerful symbol of resilience, growth, and balance, representing steady progress and flexibility.
Anjie Cho, holistic interior designer and Feng Shui expert at the Mindful Design Feng Shui School explains, 'When placed with intention, lucky bamboo can enhance the Feng Shui of your home by embodying the qualities of true bamboo. True bamboo, with its hollow center, symbolizes an open heart, as well as durability and flexibility, gracefully bending with the winds of change.
'Houseplants can be thoughtfully positioned in a home to align with Feng Shui principles, fostering kindness, a connection to the natural world, compassion, and support. These qualities, in turn, create a foundation for enhanced opportunities, bringing luck and prosperity into your life.'
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 lucky bamboo according to Feng Shui
'The Bagua map, a foundational tool in Feng Shui, divides your home into nine sections, each reflecting different aspects of life,' explains Dee Oujiri, Feng Shui strategist and biophilic design practitioner. 'By thoughtfully positioning lucky bamboo in key Guas, you can invite balance, positivity, and growth into your home.'
If you want a guide to the Feng Shui energy map we have a dedicated feature or you can find this Beginner's Guide to the Ba Gua on Amazon.
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.
The entryway – to invite positive Qi
'Positioning lucky bamboo flanking your entryway helps welcome fresh, prosperous qi (life force energy) into your home,' says Anjie Cho. 'The entry represents a portal for energy from the outside world.' This placement is a fundamental aspect of entryway Feng Shui, symbolizing openness to opportunity and good fortune.
The kitchen or center of your home – to enhance health and vitality
Incorporating lucky bamboo into kitchen Feng Shui is a thoughtful way to enhance health and vitality. 'For those seeking to improve health and vitality, the center of your home – the Health Gua – is the perfect placement,' says Dee Oujiri.
The kitchen represents nourishment and self-care, making it an excellent location for lucky bamboo, explains Anjie Cho. By caring for a healthy plant in this space, you reinforce the connection to wellness and vitality. A well-placed bamboo plant in a bright yet shaded spot can inspire mindful cooking and eating habits, creating stability and grounding that makes the entire kitchen feel more peaceful.
The south-east corner – attracting wealth
In Feng Shui, the south-east corner is associated with the Wealth Gua, making it a prime spot to place your lucky bamboo to attract abundance. To find the Feng Shui wealth corner of your home, locate the back left corner when standing at your front door.
Dee Oujiri explains, 'From a BTB Feng Shui perspective, placing lucky bamboo in the back left corner of your home, which represents the Wealth Gua, can naturally attract prosperity and abundance. She advises: 'Ensure it receives bright, filtered light to thrive and energize this area.'
The home office – cultivating career growth
'Your workspace represents your prosperity, success, and career,' says Anjie Cho. 'When lucky bamboo is placed in the work areas it can invite flexibility and growth in regards to your career.' The plant's adaptability makes lucky bamboo an ideal plant for fostering personal and professional growth.
Incorporating lucky bamboo into your office Feng Shui aligns with the principle of enhancing prosperity and focus in areas tied to productivity.
The bedroom – nurturing relationships
Use a pair of lucky bamboo plants on a nightstand to symbolize harmony in relationships. Ensure they’re placed at equal heights for balance.
Anjie Cho explains according to bedroom Feng Shui, 'A pair of lucky bamboo in a container can be placed on your nightstand to invite in growth, healing, and support for an existing relationship, or to invite in a new one if you're ready to plant roots together with someone.'
Whether you’re seeking to strengthen an existing bond or attract a new partner, this thoughtful placement reflects your intentions in a nurturing space.
The bathroom – balancing water energy
Bathrooms often feature an abundance of the water element, which can drain prosperity.
For good Feng Shui in the bathroom, lucky bamboo can counterbalance this by absorbing excess water energy and transforming it into positive qi. Anjie adds: 'It can be placed here to receive and transmute any excess water element that may drain your prosperity,' explains Anjie.
You can place the plant near the sink or bathtub in a decorative jar with pebbles for a spa-like ambiance.
Where to place a lucky bamboo to keep it thriving
In addition to following the Feng Shui energy or Bagua map, it's important to consider placement based on how to care for your lucky bamboo. Otherwise, you might end up wondering why your lucky bamboo is turning yellow, and after all, as Anjie Cho explains, 'A thriving plant offers thriving energy, while a suffering and lifeless one is not very good qi.'
When considering the best placement for your lucky bamboo, always choose locations where the plant can flourish.
Light: Placing lucky bamboo in poorly lit or unattended spots can disrupt energy flow. Lucky bamboo thrives in bright, indirect light. Direct sunlight can scorch its leaves, while neglect can diminish its energy. Lucky bamboo does best in bright spaces, but not in direct sunlight. Too much sun can scorch the leaves, so go for softer, indirect light.
Tammy Sons, horticulturist and CEO of TN Nurseries, 'My place has my own, sitting on a wooden shelf next to a window that gets soft, diffused light, where it does not overgrow without losing its symbolic cachet.'
Temperature: 'It is important to maintain a temperature range between 64 to 90°F,' explains Hamid Ali, horticulture expert on Airtasker. 'Keep it away from both drafts and heat sources.'
Humidity: Hamid also explains, 'Moderate humidity is ideal to keep these plants thriving, so avoid overly dry locations.'
By giving your lucky bamboo the proper environment, you can foster the positive energy it represents.
Tammy Sons is a horticulture plant expert, garden writer, and educator. Tammy is the CEO and founder of TN Nursery, a thriving online plant nursery based in Altamont, Tennessee. She is also a prolific writer, sharing her knowledge through articles on various gardening topics, including plant care, sustainable landscaping, and the latest trends in horticulture.
FAQs
What is the best container to put a lucky bamboo plant in, according to Feng Shui?
According to Feng Shui principles you can enhance your lucky bamboo's energy by choosing a container that aligns with your desired intention. Both the material and color play important roles in supporting the energy you wish to cultivate.
The material of the container should align with your intentions and the five Feng Shui elements. Anjie Cho outlines these:
- Wood: Use wooden containers, such as this Serene spaces pot from Amazon, to symbolize growth and vitality.
- Ceramic (Earth): Opt for ceramic pots for grounding, stability, and self-care.
- Metal: Metallic pots are ideal for precision, beauty, and joy.
However, Anjie explains that the color of the container is even more important and should reflect your specific goals:
- Wood element: Green or blue for growth and healing.
- Fire element: Red or fiery orange for inspiration and recognition.
- Earth element: Yellow or earthy tones for grounding and stability.
- Metal element: White or metallic shades for clarity and joy.
- Water element: Black or charcoal for wisdom and intuition.
Looking to bring grounding and stability into your home? This yellow ceramic pot planter perfectly aligns with the Earth element in Feng Shui. It's color and material work to enhance self-care, balance, and rooted energy in your space.
What are the best plants to pair with lucky bamboo, according to Feng Shui?
To amplify the positive energy of lucky bamboo, you can pair it with plants that complement its symbolism and Feng Shui benefits. Tammy Sons recommends: 'Pair it with a Chinese money plant, jade plant, aglaonema kiwi, or peace lily.'
Named for their coin-shaped leaves, Chinese money plants enhance wealth and fortune energy when paired with a lucky bamboo.
A classic Feng Shui favorite, the jade plant represents prosperity and abundance. Tammy Sons explains that placing it alongside lucky bamboo creates a harmonious and calming atmosphere.
Peace lilies bring a sense of peace and tranquility, complementing lucky bamboo’s serene energy.
Aglaonema kiwi grounds the energy of a space and welcomes positivity, and can be the perfect companion plant for lucky bamboo to bring good Feng Shui.
Is there anywhere in the house where lucky bamboo might disrupt Feng Shui?
While lucky bamboo can bring positive energy to various areas of your home, placing it in the bedroom requires careful consideration. Plants generally have active, Yang energy, which may disrupt the calm, restful environment needed for quality sleep — a key Feng Shui principle.
To avoid Feng Shui bedroom mistakes, follow these tips to avoid disrupting Feng Shui balance:
- Don't place your lucky bamboo directly under or beside the bed as this can create an imbalance of energy and potentially interfere with restful sleep.
- Choose a thoughtful location, placing it in a corner or on a bedside table that isn’t too close to your sleeping area.
- Use a balanced arrangement, being mindful in your interior design by pairing it with soothing decorating items that will bring calm to your home, such as soft lighting or grounding elements. Doing this will harmonize the space.
Additionally, Rana Kashiwabara, a San Francisco based, Feng Shui certified interior designer recommends keeping lucky bamboo away from spaces with a lot of 'clutter and dust' as these are believed to disrupt the natural balance and energy that lucky bamboo symbolizes, diminishing its effectiveness as a Feng Shui enhancer and blocking the flow of positive energy (Chi).
The key to maximizing the Feng Shui benefits of lucky bamboo lies in being intentional with its placement. Consider the areas of your life you wish to enhance, whether wealth, relationships, or health, and choose a location that aligns with those goals.
Rana Kashiwabara leaves us with one last tip: 'You should keep the plant clean by regularly changing its water and removing any dead or yellowing leaves. This helps prevent the plant from becoming unhealthy, which could attract negative energy.' Maintaining a healthy, vibrant plant ensures it continues to promote positive energy in your space.
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Lola Houlton is a news writer for Homes & Gardens. She has been writing content for Future PLC for the past six years, in particular Homes & Gardens, Real Homes and GardeningEtc. She writes on a broad range of subjects, including practical household advice, recipe articles, and product reviews, working closely with experts in their fields to cover everything from heating to home organization through to house plants. Lola is a graduate, who completed her degree in Psychology at the University of Sussex. She has also spent some time working at the BBC.
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