The Botanist

Poor plant

2005-08-23T08:48:00.000+02:00

Poor plant, originally uploaded by Dominik Schwind.

My poor Massangeana is suffering when I'm not at my office. I wonder what to do, when I'm having classes again?

Microsoft Partner Tree

2005-07-11T10:30:00.000+02:00

Microsoft Partner Tree, originally uploaded by Dominik Schwind.

They are still alive and well.

Good to know

2005-07-04T14:20:00.000+02:00

Dracaena fragrans Massangeana

The very popular Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' is more commonly known as the Corn Plant. It does well in low light conditions and its wide leaves are long and arc gracefully from the stalk. Fragrans can be either grown as a low shrub form, by rooting tip cuttings, or a tree form, by rooting mature canes.

[dracaena.com]

Dracaena Marginata

Dracaena marginata commonly called Red-edge Dracaena or Madagascar dragon tree, and can grow to 15 feet in height, supported by a long, slender truck or "cane".

Its foliage is a near vertical to horizontal mass of narrow pointed green leaves with red to purple stripes along the outer edge. As new leaves emerge from the top, the mature leaves on the bottom drop away.

[dracaena.com]

And of course:

Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs in the family Ruscaceae

[WikiPedia]

Dirrty

2005-07-04T13:53:00.000+02:00

Welcome to the jungle, originally uploaded by Dominik Schwind.

I justed noticed that the marginata is slowly getting dirty. This might be due to the superb air filtering qualities of the plant. The result is that all the dirt in our office air settles down on the leaves.

Greenery

2005-06-22T11:51:00.000+02:00

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.

2005-06-21T20:06:00.000+02:00

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

2005-06-21T16:21:00.000+02:00

Massangeana and Marginata, originally uploaded by Dominik Schwind.

Day 1 - So far so good.

What is "The Botanist"

2005-06-21T16:12:00.000+02:00

"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.