Outdoor flower pots compared: round, bowl-shaped and square

An outdoor flower pot comes in many shapes: round, bowl-shaped, tapered, egg-shaped or square. On this page you compare flower pots, from small pots for herbs to pots for a shrub or small tree, with the current price at the shop. You will find every type together under planters and flower pots.

Shape and size

Choose a pot a few centimetres wider than the root ball. With bowl-shaped and egg-shaped pots, look at the opening: it is narrower than the widest diameter, so a large root ball is harder to get in and, later, out again. Cylindrical and tapered pots are easier when repotting. The diameter filter shows only pots in the size you are looking for.

Material and frost

Plastic pots are light and do not break easily, such as the Elho Sereh and the UV-resistant Elho June, or the bowl-shaped Groove and Rib pots from Capi Europe. Fibreclay looks like stone but weighs less; you will find plenty of it at Pottery Pots, such as the Patt and Charlie pots. If the pot is to stay outside in winter, check that it is frost-resistant and has a drainage hole in the base. Pot feet underneath let the water drain away.

Filtering

Filter by material, colour, diameter and brand, or choose self-watering if you want to water less often. A saucer under the pot catches excess water, but empty it after a downpour, otherwise the roots still end up sitting in water. To group several pots together, choose different heights in one material or colour: it looks calm and playful at the same time.