Why orchids cannot be kept at home: bad and good omens, health effects

Many popular signs say that an orchid should never be kept at home. What are these chic tropical flowers guilty of, what real danger to health do they bear? We will deal with signs and objective reasons.

The effect of orchids: signs and superstitions (good and bad)

First, take a look at the botanical description of orchids. A number of varieties of these flowers are epiphytes - some mistakenly consider this a form of parasitism. Epiphytic flowers are adapted to live on other, larger plants, as well as rocks (lithophytes), but they absorb moisture and nutrients due to aerial roots from air and plant debris, and not from the "host". But it is precisely on the ability to settle on other plants that folk signs are based that the plant absorbs the energy of its owners.

Other superstitions are also negative:

1. It is not recommended to grow orchids, as they are husky plants. So, a woman who loves these flowers will remain lonely.
2. For widows and widowers, such a plant will only increase the feeling of loneliness.
3. The flower suppresses the will, especially romantic natures from frequent contact with it become limp, constantly tired, lose their purpose in life.
4. Orchid transforms men into soft, pampered, indecisive, even negatively affects potency.
5. Another interesting sign: plants become attached to their owner and can harm guests, as well as poison the lives of new owners.
6. Orchids cannot stand competition with other flowers. Either place them in different rooms, or grow orchids exclusively.

Some signs say the exact opposite:

• for women, an orchid is a symbol of success, attractiveness and youth, lovers of these flowers favor luck, such girls are successful both in business and in personal life;
• in the language of flowers, an orchid symbolizes purity, perfection.

The effect of orchids on the color of the buds:

1. White varieties pacify, help to establish relationships between children and parents, make younger listen to an authoritative opinion.
2. Fuchsia - the color of prosperity, good luck in business.
3. Maroon will raise self-esteem.
4. Baby pink and beige flower. harmonizes relationships in the family, especially between brothers and sisters, spouses will help to better understand each other.
5. Blue and blue buds will take away from you detractors and unfaithful friends.

Perhaps the whole thing is in relation to the flower: if you are afraid of its negative influence, you can bring trouble to life only with your thoughts. But the real threat to health must be taken into account - the orchid belongs to allergens.

Objective reasons not to grow orchids at home

Among the objective reasons not to plant orchids is their special aroma and pollen, which spreads throughout the house during flowering, causes allergic reactions, weakness, and drowsiness in a person. In rare cases, the negative effect is so strong that it leads to a dangerous allergic edema.

Do not put orchids in the house because of their effect on health. The smell of flowers causes nausea, headaches. Too bright for susceptible people, the aroma affects the emotional background. A person becomes irritable, sensitive, anxious, even tearful and prone to depression. Bouquets in the bedroom are possible causes of insomnia, bouts of inexplicable fear, depression and emotional impotence.

Where to put

If you have been presented with these beautiful flowers, do not rush to get rid of them (if you are not allergic to them).Place the bouquet in the apartment, but away from the bedroom and kitchen. The best place is the entrance hall, living room.

To grow orchids in the house is quite difficult, but nurseries offer ready-made planting for cultivation at home. The most popular and not capricious orchid variety is phalaenopsis. Decide on this experiment only if you can provide orchids with conditions close to tropical, and also if none of the family members and regular guests suffer from allergies to pollen.

Orchids look amazing in the interior, and abandonment of them can upset an amateur gardener. Choose this controversial flower only if you have good mental health, do not experience sleep problems and do not believe in folk signs.