Re: Feng Shui question
- Subject: Re: [SG] Feng Shui question
- From: L* N*
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:26:02 -0400
I saw some in a local nursery this a.m.
Don't know about the feng shui business, but someone's making a killing on
these dracaena stems. Original Message -----
From: "Bobbi Diehl" <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 9:19 AM
Subject: [SG] Feng Shui question
> Hope there are some feng shui experts out there who can answer this
> question and that others will forgive the slightly off-topic post.
>
> I know that houseplants are considered beneficial for Feng Shui because
> they redirect energy or chi in the home. It was my understanding that most
> houseplants other than cactus are good for this purpose.
>
> At the Cincinnati Flower Show yesterday, there were two booths dealing
> exclusively in some sort of Dracaena, which they were selling as very
> pricey stem cuttings. Many of these are twirled like a corkscrew or they
> have other bizarre shapes. They were doing a brisk business. One lady
> bought 9, at $18 each. I don't know what they wre called, or specifically
> what they did, but ideally you plant them 3 to a container and they are
> said to be very auspicious for Feng Shui purposes inside the home,
> especially the corkscrew-shaped ones.
>
> Has anyone seen these being sold? Does anyone grow them? Can anyone tell
> me more, either about the Feng Shui part or the business aspects? Where do
> these cuttings come from? What is the name of the plant? I am guessing
> they are harvested in the Far East, shipped to this country and sold to
> individual dealers. Judging from the crowd in Cincinnati they are doing a
> land-office business. It struck me that their customers were curious
> rather than knowledgeable, but maybe I am wrong on that.
>
> Hoping to learn more--
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
