Deroma Standard Pot - 12.0"X11.0" (Natural)
Deroma Standard Pot - Natural / 12.0"X11.0" is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Product Dimensions
Product Dimensions
Small: 14.0"X12.0"
Medium: 15.5"X13.5"
Large: 17.0"X14.0"
Extra Large: 18.5"x14.5"
Double Extra Large: 21.0"X15.0"
Product Dimensions
Product Dimensions
Small: 14.0"X12.0"
Medium: 15.5"X13.5"
Large: 17.0"X14.0"
Extra Large: 18.5"x14.5"
Double Extra Large: 21.0"X15.0"
Deroma Standard Pot
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The Standard Italian Flower Pot Shape
The Deroma Standard Pot comes from the Italian Terra Cotta collection, and it is the plain outline every other terracotta planter pot borrows from. Call it the definition of a traditional terracotta planter.
Rim, Taper, and Surface
One rolled collar wraps the top, and nothing else interrupts the walls. Compare it to the Heavy Rim Pot, the same clay in a bulkier profile, and the difference in weight is immediate. The sides fall away in a smooth cone, faint wheel rings catch low light, and it stays a simple round terracotta planter you can group by the dozen without clutter.
Clay, Color, and Craft
Fired hot, so the body stays strong while the walls stay porous. Natural runs warm apricot to soft brick. Graphite is a cool near-black that sits well against gray hardscape. Speckling shifts pot to pot, so a handcrafted terracotta pot never matches its neighbor. An Italian terracotta planter is built to live outside, not look good on a shelf.
Where to Put It
Line three of the 12.0" along a potting bench or deck ledge. Poolside, one 21.0" holds a succulent arrangement against wood decking. Indoors, set it on a matching saucer near a bright window. As a garden planter pot it drops into a bed to lift one plant above the rest, and as a Mediterranean garden pot it suits a gravel terrace. An outdoor planter first, an indoor pot second.
What to Plant
Shallower than a barrel, so match plants to that depth. Echeveria 'Lola' with burro's tail trailing over the edge fills the 15.5" and up. The 12.0" suits a polka dot plant or one 'Genovese' basil. As a garden container for herbs, thyme and oregano like clay that dries fast.
Water, Drainage, and Winter
Every size is a terracotta pot with drainage hole, so water runs through instead of pooling. Porous walls dry soil fast, which succulents want and thirsty annuals do not. An outdoor terracotta pot this thin can split if wet soil freezes solid, so in zone 6 and colder, move it under cover.
Know More About Deroma Standard Pot
Which size fits a plant I bought in a 6 inch nursery pot?
Which size fits a plant I bought in a 6 inch nursery pot?
The 12.0 inch is the match. It leaves about an inch and a half of fresh soil around the root ball, which is what you want for a plant that will grow into the pot rather than sit in soil it cannot use. Step up to the 14.0 inch only if you are combining two or three starts.
Do succulents need a special soil mix in these?
Do succulents need a special soil mix in these?
Yes. Use a cactus and succulent blend rather than standard potting soil, which holds water too long even inside porous clay. A fast-draining mix plus walls that breathe is close to ideal for echeveria, sedum, and jade, and it is why these pots suit dry-climate plants better than moisture lovers.
Can it sit directly on a wood deck or an indoor floor?
Can it sit directly on a wood deck or an indoor floor?
Raise it on pot feet, and add a saucer indoors. Moisture passes through the unglazed base as well as the drain hole, and left flat it will darken decking and mark hardwood within a season. Pot feet also keep the drain hole clear so water is not trapped underneath.
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