Greenery

Greenery, originally uploaded by Dominik Schwind.

They are still quite pleasant. Their soil is a bit damp, so I'm not going to water them today and the Massangeana seems to be a bit disgruntled about being near the fan.

Little heroes.

The Nature Conservation League Ebermannstadt has an interesting information about the ability of the Dracaenas to filter air:

[Die Marginata] ist ein wirkungsvoller Luftreiniger, vorallem absorbiert Sie Xylol und Trichlorethylene, somit Stoffe die vorallem von elektronischen Geräten ausgehen.

Translated:

[The Marginata] is a powerful air cleaner, especially when it comes to absorbing Xylol and Trichlorethylene. These substances are usually emitted be electrical appliances.

Hooray for Marginata!

Massangeana and Marginata

Massangeana and Marginata, originally uploaded by Dominik Schwind.

Day 1 - So far so good.

What is "The Botanist"

"The Botanist" is a bit of a bogus name, since never before I had any plants. At least not any plants, that didn't die after a very short while.

Today I bought two plants. Two Dracaenas, to be precise. One Dracaena massangeana, one Dracaena marginata. The florist told me, these plants are very good at filtering bad air and don't take much care, too. So they sounded like perfect plants for my office, where the smoke-filled air, stuck under an ancient wooden roof in the hot summer sun surely needs some good filtering.

And here in this weblog, I'll keep track of the life and adventures of my two Draceana plants.