Orbleaf Planter · self-watering
The Orbleaf Planter holds water in a hidden reservoir under the soil, so your plant drinks when it needs to — not when you remember.
How it works
The reservoir sits below the soil, out of sight. A wick carries water up into the potting mix as the plant uses it, and the window on the front tells you what's left.
Pour water into the opening at the side of the pot, under the rim. The reservoir is separate from the soil, so nothing floods and nothing spills.
A wick runs from the reservoir up into the potting mix. It pulls water up slowly, so the soil stays lightly damp instead of soaking wet.
A small window on the front of the pot shows the water level. When it reads low, top it up. That's the whole routine.
Blue on this page always means water. The window, the diagram beside this card and every refill note use the same blue, so you only have to learn it once.
Which plants
The reservoir keeps soil consistently damp, which is exactly what most leafy houseplants want — and exactly what dry-soil plants don't.
Plants that like their soil lightly damp and would rather not dry out completely between waterings.
They want to dry out hard between waterings. A reservoir that keeps soil damp is the opposite of what they need.
If your shelf is mostly succulents, the Orbleaf Planter isn't the pot for you — no hard feelings.
Not sure which one you have? Leafy and thirsty: Orbleaf. Thick, waxy or spiky: a plain pot with a drainage hole.
Glaze & size
Each pot is thrown in glazed ceramic with the same hidden reservoir inside. Pick the glaze that fits your windowsill.
Sand
Warm and neutral, closest to unglazed clay.
paletteSand
Sage
A soft green glaze — the colour of a watered plant.
paletteSage
Charcoal
Matte and dark, keeps the focus on the leaves.
paletteCharcoalDimensions
15 cm
Measured across the top of the pot — the size of a standard small windowsill planter.
In the box
The pot is ready to plant into. Add soil and a plant — that's the setup.
15 cm glazed ceramic pot with the reservoir and level window built in.
One replacement wick, so you're not stuck if the first one wears out.
One folded card with the three steps and the top-up notes.
Not in the box
Any standard houseplant potting mix works fine. You won't need a saucer — there's no drainage hole to drip through.
Care notes
Nothing here is complicated. These are the notes we'd give you if you bought the pot in person.
Don't wait for the soil to look dry — the window is the more honest signal. It's on the front of the pot for a reason.
Pour into the fill opening a little at a time. If it backs up, you're already full — give it a minute and it settles.
The wick does the pacing. If the top of the soil ever feels wet to the touch, leave the reservoir alone for a bit.
The ceramic is glazed, so it cleans up with water. Skip the abrasive sponges — they dull the finish.
A reservoir buys you slack — it doesn't mean you never look at the plant. Glance at the window, glance at the leaves. That's it.
And if you do forget for a while longer than you meant to: refill, wait a day, and most leafy houseplants come back without drama.
Buy
Pick your glaze on the Orbleaf store — sand, sage or charcoal, all 15 cm with the same reservoir inside.
Orders over $50 ship free. Buy two and you're over the line.
Orbleaf Planter
15 cm, glazed ceramic
$34
Free shipping on orders over $50.
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