Miscellaneous

Lucky Trees

You may believe or not, there are some trees that people believe it bring luck in your life. Let see on the good side. A thing that is believed bring luck will make people more enthusiastic on doing anything in their life such as they will work smarter and harder, they will smile a lot, they will keep their think always positive. This is an indirect positive effect because in their minds the thing will bring great luck in their lives.

Here the trees that bring luck ( I hope):

1. Pachira Aquatica is a tropical wetland tree native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, Monguba (Brazil) and is commercially sold under the name money tree and money plant. The genus name is derived from a language spoken in Guyana. The species name is Latin for "aquatic".  This plant can be an indoor house plant, as well as a tree kept at the office.

The name "money tree" seems to refer to a story of its origin, where a poor man prayed for money, found this "odd" plant, took it home as an omen, and made money selling plants grown from its seeds.

2. Dracaena sanderiana  is a species of the genus Dracaena. It is also known as Ribbon Dracaena, Lucky Bamboo, Belgian Evergreen or sometimes Ribbon Plant

Dracaena sanderiana is one of a group of small, shrubby species with slender stems and flexible strap-shaped leaves that grow as understory plants in rainforests. It is native to Cameroon in tropical west Africa. It is marketed in the developed world as a Chinese decorative plant "Lucky Bamboo" (although unrelated to Bamboo and not native to Asia), propagated from short cuttings, usually in water.

3. Aglaonema  is a genus of about 40 species of foliage plants in the family Araceae, native to the tropical swamps and rain forests of southeastern Asia from Bangladesh east to the Philippines and north to southern China. No common name is widely used, though they are sometimes called "Chinese evergreen".

They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 20-150 cm in height. The leaves are alternate on the stems, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, dark to medium green. The flowers are relatively inconspicuous, white or greenish-white spathes that can give way to red berries.

The sap of this plant is poisonous to health. It causes irritation in skin and if taken orally causes irritation of mouth, lips, throat and tongue.

The more obvious scratches, spots, or colors that appear on the leaves, will increasingly bring luck to its possessor. Color yellow (gold color) is believed to bring fortune. Put on the front porch.

4. Anthurium  is a large genus of about 600- 800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae). Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix.

Tropicos lists 1901 types, although some of these are duplicates. It is one of the largest and probably the most complex genus of this family; certainly it is one of the most variable. Many species are undoubtedly not yet described and new ones are being found every year. The species has neotropical distribution; mostly in wet tropical mountain forest of Central America and South America, but some in semi-arid environments. Most species occur in Panama, Colombia, Brazil, the Guiana Shield and Ecuador. 

5. Chrysanthemums, often called mums or chrysanths, are a genus (Chrysanthemum) of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a floweringherb as far back as the 15th century BC. An ancient Chinese city (Xiaolan Town of Zhongshan City) was named Ju-Xian, meaning "chrysanthemum city". The plant is particularly significant during the Double Ninth Festival. The flower was introduced into Japan probably in the 8th century AD, and the Emperor adopted the flower as his official seal. There is a "Festival of Happiness" in Japan that celebrates the flower.