These unglazed clay pots were designed and made by hand here at The Orchid Gallery specifically to help you grow spectacular Masdevallias, Miltoniopsis and other orchids that like cool, damp conditions.

The offering here is one Cool Pot, 3.5 inches in diameter, for $5. The shipping is $6, via Priority Mail, anywhere in the continental U.S.

We want you to try a sample pot, and then when you see how well they work, we  think you'll be back for more.

Cool Pots have a clay cone in the center and the drain holes are elevated slightly above the bottom of the pot, so the pot holds a small amount of water at the bottom after watering.

They are fairly porous and absorb that water quickly. The water then evaporates from the outside of the pot and down through the center cone.  This acts as an evaporative cooler and keeps the media around the roots 8 to 10 degrees cooler than it normally would be.

The thermal imaging picture demonstrates the difference between a Cool Pot and a normal clay pot.

We started making and using these pots last year and the difference in how well our mazzies and milts grow and bloom in them is amazing.

They grow at least twice as fast as the plants in plastic pots on the bench right beside them. 

These pots are hand made from white clay and there will be slight variations in size and color.

These are perfect for masdevallias and  miltoniopsis orchids, as well as cool loving pleurothallids.

 The pictures show the pots and one of our masdevallias growing happily in the same kind of pot.

We have been selling out of these at orchid shows.