According to gardening experts, many plants will actually struggle when placed in terracotta pots.

Below, we’re sharing four plant types that you will want to pay special attention to when gardening.

Opting for a terracotta pot will also create more work for you as a plant parent.

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Hooper adds that starting seedlings will also not do well in terracotta pots for this same reason.

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For best results, he recommends placing them inside of a ceramic pot.

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Moreover, if youwater your plantand it remains droopy, this indicates that conditions need to change.

According to Futeral, any plant that dries out between waterings will do well in a terracotta pot.

Examples include cacti, succulents, hoyas, beaucarneas, peperomias, pothos, and more.

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