DHDL: The plant pots from “Botanyia” in the test

Test

Anyone who has recently been looking for a handsome cachepot for their plants at home will surely have noticed: They are available in many different shapes and colors, with a small opening, with a large, light and heavy one. But most of them have one thing in common: you put your plant in from above – but you can’t do much more than just enclose it more or less nicely. This is exactly what the two founders of Botanyia thought and one developed that should have more to offer than just a handsome look. Jeffrey Javelona and Valentin Muckle want to present their idea to the investor in the Vox founder show “Die Höhle der Löwen”.

DHDL: This is botanyia

Javelona explains how the idea came about in the first place: “My friend loves plants. I did the counting again: We have 48 potted plants, all in different pots. We have everything from plastic to concrete. They all look unnatural and have no further use. ” There must be another way, he thought to himself. has the beautiful look of a natural stone and is also practical: “It is probably the cleverest flower cover in the world, because I can easily split the stone into two halves and close it again very easily over the plant using the integrated magnetic clasp.”

Not only that the plants should come into their own thanks to the natural look. “Botanyia protects the soil in the pot from solar radiation and thus prevents it from drying out too quickly. This means that the plant has to be watered significantly less,” explains Jeffrey Javelona. The planters are currently available in sandstone and marble optics with two different openings. The stone is delivered with another plant pot and a saucer. Of the stern tested the product in advance.

The first impression

At first glance, the product looks very high quality: the natural stone look is authentic despite the very low weight of the planter of 500 grams. The pot looks stable, robust and scratch-resistant and is very easy to put together. Only the gap between the two halves should be a little more inconspicuous for my taste. The coaster has a diameter of twelve centimeters and is well suited for small to medium-sized plants.

The handling

The handling is basically self-explanatory: Put the plant in the plant pot (or leave it in the purchased pot if necessary), place a saucer underneath and then place the two botanyia halves around it and close with a click. Since the opening of the pot is comparatively small, single or multi-stemmed plants such as small palms or bonsai plants are of course particularly suitable. You can no longer see the plant pot when the halves around the plant are closed. In fact, the planter also covers a large part of the earth and is supposed to protect against solar radiation, so that the plants do not have to be watered as often and the earth remains moist longer. Botanyia also provides thermal insulation for the root pot and creates an ideal climate for palm trees or bonsai. The practical thing is that you don’t have to repot the purchased plant, you can actually put it on the trivet and close it with the magnet halves, without any mess.

The bottom line

Overall, Botanyia is definitely convincing in its handling and in terms of appearance. The price-performance ratio is fair and reasonable. The plants are stable and need a little less watering than usual. A small drawback is the visible gap between the two halves. If you turn the pot, the “problem” can be solved quite easily and has a really nice eye-catcher at home that catches the eye and is also practical – if you have the right plant for botanyia.

In order to be able to grow, the founders of Botanyia need 100,000 euros and offer the lions 20 percent of their company shares in return. You can see if they get a deal tonight from 8:15 pm at “The Lions’ Den” on Vox.

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