Pair plants with flower pots like this to turn your potted plants into works of art

Anything we can use to grow flowers can serve as a flower pot, but getting the pairing right is no simple matter. Let's unlock the three principles of pairing.

Principle one: reasonable color coordination between plant and pot. When matching the colors of flowers and pots, people often hesitate, wanting the potted plant to look elegant and tasteful on the one hand, yet lacking a professional art background on the other.

Here is a useful tool - the color wheel. How to use it: 1. Complementary colors create striking contrast; pair colors at opposite ends of the color wheel's diameter, such as yellow with purple, or orange with blue. 2. Analogous colors are harmonious and elegant; pair adjacent colors on the color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow with yellow-orange, or blue with blue-violet. 3. Monochromatic schemes are serene; choose one color and express its variation through lighter and darker shades. Note: there can only be one dominant color, with the others serving as accents.

Principle two: match the plant's habits with the pot's material. 1. Unglazed clay pots and purple clay pots: good for moisture drainage and aeration, suitable for drought-tolerant plants that need airflow. 2. Plastic pots, porcelain pots and glazed pots: poorer drainage and aeration, suitable for moisture-tolerant and moisture-loving flowers such as Monstera deliciosa, umbrella papyrus, spider plant, ferns, pothos, areca palm, and so on.

Principle three: match the plant with the pot's size. 1. Tall cylindrical pots, with a small opening and deep body, are suitable for trailing plants such as wisteria, spider plant and ivy; 2. Pots with a wide opening and moderate height are suitable for clump-forming plants such as azalea, Aglaia odorata, crabapple, pomegranate and cineraria; 3. Shallow pots are suitable for bonsai such as elm stumps, five-needle pine and maple, or small moss displays and other plants that need to be shown spread flat; 4. Miniature palm-sized pots are suitable for growing small plants such as asparagus fern, ball cactus and succulents.

Note: after pairing the potted plant, it should also echo the environment where it is placed, blending into one for a more elegant look.