While an official response from Wayfair in the Q&A section indicates that these pots can be used for both real and artificial plants, the pots we received were not properly rust-proofed.  As a result (naturally, well after the return period), they have begun to rust significantly along the bottom edges from watering our snake plants kept in the pots.  We liked the original look of them, but now they look rusted and will no longer be functional as the rust eats holes in the pots.  We have had them for less than a year.