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The lucky chestnut brings good fortune according to Far Eastern teachings
The lucky chestnut - our plant of the month
With this recurring category, we have obviously hit the nerve of our newsletter readers perfectly and continue the series of particularly beautiful plants in March with the lucky chestnut, a popular in this country representative of the genus of cotton family. If one looks carefully at the leaves of the Pachira aquatica, their hand-shaped distribution, similar to the chestnut leaf, can not be overlooked.
In the Feng Shui doctrine of the Far East, this characteristic form in the form of the "green hands" is considered a lucky charm that can be captured forever by its owner on the impressively twisted trunk. Occasionally, tradition says, there would even have been people who would have caught and held money with the leaves of the lucky chestnut.
With advancing age, however, this type of money multiplication is likely to be more difficult, because the lucky charms from Brazil, Mexico and Peru are at least up to 20 meters high in their home country. In this country, however, the owners usually have to be content with two meters of height, which makes the lucky chestnut a very representative plant for terraces and balconies, which is also extremely easy to maintain, but not hardy.
Our short profile of the lucky chestnut
Many readable articles on the growth, the flower shape but also on the growing conditions and care are already available to you in our garden journal for information. Therefore today only the most important facts for the future lucky charm:
Cut: Not required; simply remove dry or withered leaves by hand;
Incidentally, as a representative potted plant, the lucky chestnut tree is a very appealing souvenir for Easter, during which the recipient can enjoy it for many years to come. Depending on the size (25 to 180 cm) must be expected in the garden shop with prices between 8.00 and 60.00 euros.