StoneLite Romano Round Pot

The StoneLite romano round is the workhorse of the range, an upright round pot cast from glass-reinforced concrete with the look of cast stone at about a third of the weight. Four sizes run from 20 x 27cm holding 9 litres to 52 x 54cm holding 115 litres, in 11 finishes. Because it is taller than it is wide, it gives real root depth for its footprint.

Why you'll love it

• Depth where it counts. The upright profile puts soil under the rootball rather than sideways, so a 27 x 36cm pot carries 21 litres and a plant stays put for years.
• Four sizes that step evenly. Nine, 21, 52 and 115 litres, so the next pot up is a genuine promotion rather than a marginal one.
• Light for its size, coated to last. Thirteen kilograms for the 115 litre pot. Dulux Weathershield custom sprays carry a 15 year guarantee against blistering, peeling and flaking.

Sizes and what fits in them

Four sizes, measured as outside diameter by height.

• 20 x 27cm, 9 litres, 3kg. A plant bought in a 140mm or 200mm pot, or herbs.
• 27 x 36cm, 21 litres, 4kg. The everyday size. A clipped ball, a dwarf shrub, or a feature plant beside a door.
• 37 x 48cm, 52 litres, 8kg. Dwarf citrus, bay, or a mid sized shrub.
• 52 x 54cm, 115 litres, 13kg. A standard olive or a small feature tree on a terrace where you cannot dig.

Material, weathering and drainage

Material. Glass-reinforced concrete, cast and hand finished. It shrugs off knocks that crack ordinary pots, and tone varies slightly between pieces.

Outdoors. Sprayed finishes carry the 15 year Weathershield guarantee; raw concrete has no coating. We do not publish a frost rating, so in hard frosting districts keep the pot on feet and the mix free draining.

Drainage. Cast with drainage holes. Keep them clear, raise the pot on feet, and screen the holes with fibreglass flyscreen, not fabric or geofabric, which clogs. Add 50mm of 10mm gravel, then a premium potting mix, never garden soil. Choose plants suited to pots, since aggressive roots damage any planter.

What to expect when it arrives

Pots ship empty and packed to travel upright, delivered Australia wide with delivery from $29.95. Raw concrete is dispatched in 2 to 5 business days; a 52 x 54cm pot in a sprayed colour is made to order, so allow 2 to 3 weeks.

Related pots and planting

• See the other round pot shapes
• Plants that grow well in containers
• Potting mixes and controlled release feed
• Working out the right pot size