Ceramic Face Wall Planter in Matte Black or White

The plant is the hair. That is the whole idea here, and it only pays off with something that trails, which rules out most of what people already own. A snake plant in this reads as a bad wig.

The planter is ceramic, modeled as a face with the eyes closed and the features left smooth, and the opening sits at the crown of the head. The back is flat against the wall with a hanging point built in, so there is no bracket to buy and no shelf to give up.

• Ceramic, in a matte black or a white finish
• Hanging point built into the back, flat against the wall
• Opening at the crown, so the growth falls forward as hair
• Suits pothos, string of pearls, ivy, and anything else that trails
• Indoors or on a covered patio

Good to know

A wall planter is a small planter. The well behind a face like this carries a modest amount of mix, and mix in a shallow well on a warm wall dries out faster than the same plant in a pot on a table. Pothos forgives being checked late. String of pearls does not, so match the plant to how often you actually water.

Water it with a narrow spout, or lift it off the wall and water it at the sink. A wide can over a painted wall leaves a stain in the shape of the planter, and that mark outlasts the plant.

Care

A damp cloth keeps the matte finish even; a matte glaze holds fingerprints in a way a gloss one does not. Hang it on a screw driven into a stud or a plug set into masonry rather than a picture hook. Empty ceramic weighs little. Ceramic plus soaked potting mix, on a nail in drywall, does not stay on the wall.