Feng Shui is all about imbuing objects, colors and formations with special symbolism that can help attract positive outcomes. It’s not surprising that flowers play an important role in Feng Shui. Their strong colors, beauty and life can draw powerful chi into a Feng Shui household.

Love
Those looking to attract love in their life should place red peonies in their home. Feng Shui masters believe this flower promotes romance and attraction, which is why many young Chinese women keep these flowers close. Pink peonies are more often displayed by couples looking to keep their love strong and lasting. Feng Shui enthusiasts, however, caution that peonies should be kept in the living room where they promote attraction and romantic love. Peonies in the bedroom symbolize carnal lust.
Career
If you’re looking for your career to take off, then you might want to keep a vase of orchids in your home to promote opportunity and success. From a Feng Shui standpoint, orchids are best displayed in the living room, where they can bestow luck and harmony on the entire family.

Wealth
To encourage prosperity and success, bring some chrysanthemum flowers into your home. Feng Shui experts believe these bushy, many-petaled flowers represent strong harvests, lots of joy and a long and successful life. Other options to increase your chances of wealth (at least symbolically) are narcissus, paperwhites and lilies.

Enlightenment
Perhaps the most powerful flower according to Feng Shui lore is the lotus, considered to be the symbol of purity. The lotus rises from muddy waters to bloom in beautiful whites and pinks, symbolizing the ability of enlightened souls to rise above worldly concerns. It’s no surprise that Buddhas are often shown sitting in lotus blossoms.

If you believe in Feng Shui, or at least appreciate the art, then stock up on lotus flowers. They’re believed to bring great fortune, unending success and enlightenment – things I think we could all use a little more of in our lives.