Unfortunately this pot is not truly a stone pot like is let on from the description. It's some type of composite with a mesh and stone cured on top (like paper-meche). While this makes the pot lighter than a true stone pot, it feels significantly weaker in the hand than real stone. The curing process or the painting operation also left a bad chemical smell that makes us leery or putting our plants in it. The smell may dissipate over time, we aren't planning to keep the pot long enough to test.

We plan to return the pot for the lack of quality and since we don't trust our plants in them.