Hypertufa Pots

Creating Special Displays with your Hypertufa Creations

Making hypertufa pots is of major interest to many alpine plant enthusiasts, succulent plant growers and anyone else who likes to plant interesting plants in containers.

In fact, it was avid rock garden enthusiasts that originated the technique, and perfected it in the years since.

Your collection of hypertufa pots will mesh beautifully with most other types of containers – terracotta pots, rustic wooden boxes and even concrete or resin planters can look fantastic in a group.

One of my favorite hypertufa projects are hypertufa pinch pots.

These tiny jewel like hypertufa pots are fabulous huddling together filled with overflowing Sempervivum arachnoideum – the cobweb hens and chicks - and tiny groups of Sedum particularly Sedum album ‘Faro Form’ or other miniature ones.

There is something so appealing about minuscule plants in tiny rustic pots.

Of course, these pinch pots require a little more care than normally sized pots; careful attention to a watering regime will keep them happy.

See the tutorial to the right of the page for more tips on how to make hypertufa pinch pots.

Making your own hypertufa pots is satisfying, easy and fun, if a little messy.

Why not gather a group together to have a hypertufa pot workshop to make it a social event.

You’ll bounce ideas off one another, and get more great ideas.

Hypertufa Pots

Here’s a few ideas for your hypertufa pot workshop:

Use a brightly lit area such as a greenhouse; it’s important to have a place where your hypertufa creations can be left to set up without being disturbed – make sure no dogs, cats or small children have access to the area.

Safety while using hypertufa – especially when mixing the ingredients – is important. See the page on Hypertufa How To for more tips on how to be safe.

Look through magazines to see if you can find some ideas of what you like – do you feel a kinship with formal designs? or are you drawn to more free form and natural shapes?

What plants do you have that need a new home? Some choice selections include any hardy succulents such as Sedum, Sempervivum, Jovibarba heuffelii and some of the other rosette forming species, as well as any alpine plants that require excellent drainage and only a small amount of soil.

For more information on the plants mentioned on this page see the sister site Drought Smart Plants.