8 Most Religious Houseplants in the World

03.05.2024 - 14:23 / balconygardenweb.com / Suyash

If you want to add tranquility, peace, and spiritual significance to your home, these religious houseplants are a great choice!

Botanical Name: Ficus benghalensis

Banyan trees provide right shade with their canopies for spiritual conversations and discourse in Indian and Buddhist cultures. Their leaves and spreading branches offer a serene and peaceful atmosphere, for an ideal spot for contemplation and meditation.

Well, having a full grown tree indoors is not possible, but you can surely have its bonsai form!

Botanical Name: Myrtus

Quite a common spotting in Christian weddings, this plant represents love, faithfulness, and the promise of a pure and lasting marriage, the reason it is a part of bridal bouquets.

You can easily grow this religious houseplant indoors by a window, where it gets plenty of bright and indirect light all day long.

Botanical Name: Ficus benjamina

The Weeping Fig holds significant symbolic value, particularly within Islamic traditions. Having it indoors can surely be a focal point in the room, as it can attain an impressive height of 4-6 feet easily.

Botanical Name: Maranta leuconeura

ThePrayer Plant, is popular for its unique behavior of folding its leaves during night time—a powerful reminder to express gratitude. Across diverse cultures, the plant is a universal emblem of thankfulness and humility.

Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum

Hinduism reveres Tulsi as a sacred plant, and its leaves are often used in various rituals and ceremonies, such as daily puja and altars. Watering and caring forholy basil is a form of spiritual commitment and dedication across different Hindu cultures, too.

You can grow this religious houseplant in a pot indoors, at a spot where it gets a minimum of 6-7 hours of direct sunlight.

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