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Why we ship plants in paper pots
Our plants arrive in a plain paper nursery pot, not a decorative planter. Here is the reasoning behind that.
Every plant we send travels in a simple paper nursery pot. It is not what you will keep it in forever, and that is deliberate.
It keeps the plant alive in transit
A paper pot is light and it breathes. Roots in a sealed plastic or glazed pot sit in whatever moisture is in the soil for the whole journey, which in Indian heat is how root rot starts. Paper lets the rootball dry at the edges while the centre stays damp.
It keeps the price honest
A ceramic planter can cost more than the plant inside it, and it adds weight that you pay for twice: once for the pot and once for the courier. We would rather you spent that on a better plant, or chose a planter you actually like for your room.
It travels without breaking
Ceramic chips and cracks in transit. A paper pot does not, and if the box is dropped the plant is far more likely to arrive upright and intact.
What to do when it arrives
Nothing, for about three weeks. The pot is fine to grow in while the plant settles. After that, lift the whole rootball out and set it in a planter one size larger, with drainage holes. Do not go much bigger: a large pot holds water the roots cannot reach, and that causes the same rot we are trying to avoid.
The paper pot composts, so it can go on the garden or into your wet waste.
Last reviewed October 2026.
