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May 04, 2021 - 09:45 AM
Hello there!
Small pots can be hard for a lot of plants due to their ever expanding root system, but there are a few that handle small pots well. Here are my recommendations:
1) Haworthia or Haworthiopsis. These plants tend to be very slow growers and Haworthia plants don't tend to get very big. Haworthiopsis can get a little bigger, but they can be managed easily due to their slow growth. On our website, we put Haworthia and Haworthiopsis under the same genus; Haworthia. However, I wanted to distinguish between the two here because I think true Haworthia plants are better for small pots. Haworthia tend to be a lighter green, and appear softer than their Haworthiopsis counterparts. A good example of these is Haworthia cymbiformis. A good example of Haworthiopsis, meanwhile is Haworthiopsis fasciata 'Zebra Plant'.
2) Moonstones. This plant grows very fat leaves that are pink or purple in coloration. They're easy to manage and prune down to smaller pot sizes. We sell two types of moonstone plants. A regular purple one and a pink one.
3) Bear paw. The leaves on this plant look like tiny bear paws with red claws! They're very cute, but besides that, they're also easy to prune and manage, making them suited for small pots. We sell these in a normal form and a variegated form.
The trick with small pots is to find succulents that are easy to prune or, even better, have shallow root systems. For example, Lithops make for bad plants in small pots even though they themselves are small. This is because they make a deceptively long root, that can wander out of a drainage hole and not be able to access water. I hope all of this helps!
Small pots can be hard for a lot of plants due to their ever expanding root system, but there are a few that handle small pots well. Here are my recommendations:
1) Haworthia or Haworthiopsis. These plants tend to be very slow growers and Haworthia plants don't tend to get very big. Haworthiopsis can get a little bigger, but they can be managed easily due to their slow growth. On our website, we put Haworthia and Haworthiopsis under the same genus; Haworthia. However, I wanted to distinguish between the two here because I think true Haworthia plants are better for small pots. Haworthia tend to be a lighter green, and appear softer than their Haworthiopsis counterparts. A good example of these is Haworthia cymbiformis. A good example of Haworthiopsis, meanwhile is Haworthiopsis fasciata 'Zebra Plant'.
2) Moonstones. This plant grows very fat leaves that are pink or purple in coloration. They're easy to manage and prune down to smaller pot sizes. We sell two types of moonstone plants. A regular purple one and a pink one.
3) Bear paw. The leaves on this plant look like tiny bear paws with red claws! They're very cute, but besides that, they're also easy to prune and manage, making them suited for small pots. We sell these in a normal form and a variegated form.
The trick with small pots is to find succulents that are easy to prune or, even better, have shallow root systems. For example, Lithops make for bad plants in small pots even though they themselves are small. This is because they make a deceptively long root, that can wander out of a drainage hole and not be able to access water. I hope all of this helps!
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